Questions asked of an activist from Burma, by asylum officer, in December 2024:

You say you protested in Burma? what were you protesting against?

Were you a member of a political party? why not?

What is your political opinion? did you express it in USA? how?

You lived for a while in Thailand? why not apply for asylum there/

Why not in Singapore? does Singapore have an asylum system?

Why did you protest against the coup?

Did you have any political affiliation? were you a "sympathizer"?

Why did the soldier demand money from you? Did he want to punish you?

You say you "supported" the NLD? how? give them money? distribute literature? invite people to meetings?

why did you pay a bribe to the official?

You say you protested in front of the Burmese Embassy in Washington DC? why would that put you in danger?

Do you know anyone, who protested in USA, who then returned to Burma, and was arrested?

Tell me about all of your international travel!

You were safe in France? and then you returned to the country that you call "dangerous"? You returned to the dangerous country? RTDC? If you voluntarily return to a place, that place is not dangerous, is it?

what is "material support"? MS? you don't know? maybe you gave it but you do not know?  Did  you assist rebels in your country?

You did not join a political party here in USA? why not?

Is there anything else?

Did a monk, Pinnya Zawta, a US citizen, get arrested when he returned to Burma in November 2024? why?

 Questions asked of an Chinese activist from Burma:  December 2024 by Asylum Officer:

Did anyone help you do I-589? how did he help you?

How did you find your interpreter? how did you find your lawyer?

did you review your application after it was finished? did someone read it back to you, in your native language?

Can  you repeat everything on Page 1 of Form I-589? DOB? POB?

When did you last depart from your country? What was your last address in your country

When did you enter USA?

Did you write your Declaration? How was it prepared?

Tell me your history with the US State Department: when did you first apply for your first visa? Did you fill out Form DS-160? It asked if you had ever been arrested? It asked how long you planned to stay in USA? It asked who your employer was?

Did you tell lies to the State Department? why?

How many times did you ask for a visa? Were you interviewed, face-to-face, at US Embassy in your country? What were you asked; what did you answer?  Did you tell lies to the officer?

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Ever been harmed in your country?

Did you ever receive a threat?

When was the first harm?

Most of the people in Burma are members of the "Bamar" ethnic group? But you are "Chinese"?

At age ten, did you ask for an I.D. Card? easy to get? what color was it? does it say you are Chinese?

You were born in Burma, but your I.D. card says you were "naturalized"?

Do police and soldiers ever look at your I.D. card? Employers? Landlords? Who else?

At age 18, did you ask for an I.D. card? what happened?

What harm did you suffer, because you were Chinese? How were you treated differently from the Bamar?

Did you have to pay larger bribes than the Bamar?

What was the process to get  your passport? process to get a driver's license? to get a Household Registration List?

How have other Chinese been treated?

When was the first time you were harmed?

were you able to buy an apartment in your own name?

How did you feel about this?

How many times were you harmed, because you were Chinese?

If you walk down the street, how does anyone know you are Chinese?

When you went to the office to get your I.D., what did the official say? Can you repeat his exact words?

Are there different kinds of harm? Did you suffer physical harm?

Emotional harm? economic harm? "social" harm?

Were you allowed to have a Chinese name?

Was there any other harm that you suffered?