Questions
asked of an activist from Egypt
Interview lasted 3 ½ hours; it started 2 ½
hours late
Show
me your passport! You were able to re-new it?
Who
helped you prepare your app? How did he help you? Did you prepare it first in
French, and then translate into English? Was it read back to you in French?
Does
your statement contain all of your harm? Really? All of it?
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Was
your statement first prepared in French, or what? Did you write it, or did your
lawyer?
When
did you last depart from your country?
TELL
ME ALL OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
For
each country that you were in, what was your immigration status?
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Tell
me about all the jobs you have ever held, beginning 23 years ago!who was your
employer in 1984? Yes, that is 23 years ago; so what?
What
was your job in 1990? In 1995?
What
were you doing in 2003? Live where? Work where? Immigration status? Political
activity? Why nothing?
TELL
ME THE MONTH/YEAR/CITY! If you say,
“july 5th,” then you are going to make me guess the year and the
city? You think I know what year you are
talking about?
CAN
YOU BE CHRONOLOGICAL? GO FROM YEAR, TO
THE NEXT YEAR, TO THE NEXT YEAR?
Who
organized the protest? The “X” party?
Who are they? Are they 100% non-violent?
You
“support” the X party? What does “support” mean?
-give
$? Tell your friends it is a good organization? Ask friends to join it/
Attend
meetings/rallies/demonstrations? Ask
your friends to give $?
What
does “organize” mean? Someone stands up,
and tells people where to stand? Walk? Tells them what to say? Arranges for
food and transport?
How
did the protest come into existence? Who planned it? Where? When? How did you
hear about it?
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