More questions:
-inside prison, were you interrogated? what did they ask you?
how many times were you interrogated?
-on the day of your release, what happened? what was the conversation?
Where did you go? and then, after that, where did you go?
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Have you ever met Mr. Biya, face-to-face? what do you think of him?
Why did you stop printing your newspaper?
Why did the police hate your newspaper?
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what was the worst thing that happened to you?
-inside the prison cell, who else was there?
What else was there? beds? blankets? bucket for feces and urine?
Mosquitos?
did the other prisoners fight for water and food?
Did you see any blood? whose blood was it? where was the blood?
Some prisoners were smoking? where did they get cigarettes?
What thoughts went through your mind, when the guard called your name?
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how often did they let you out of the cell for fresh air and sunshine?
Do you think the government has a record of your arrest? of your detention in prison?
Why do you believe that?
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Have you engaged in any political activities here in USA?
when did you start your blog on blogspot.com?
What do you say in it?
Does any member of government read your blog?
how do you know?
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
november 2010 activist from Cameroon
The Asylum officer asked these questions:
-do you have any relatives in USA?
-what work have you done for the past 5 years?
-does your wife work? your father? your mother?
-What reason did you give, to get your visa to come to USA?
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Why do you want asylum?
why would government hurt you?
You were arrested in August 2009? where were you, at the moment of your arrest?
Can you draw a picture of the scene? where were you standing, where was wife, where was the soldier?
Why were you arrested? what reason did they give?
What were you doing, right before the soldier came in?
who else was there? Mr. Elmo? why didn't he write a letter of support for you?
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where did they take you?
where exactly is the police station?
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you say you went to a rally in September 2009? how many people were there?
Why did you go to the rally?
why did the police go to the rally?
who organized the rally?
what day in September was it? on a Tuesday? Wednesday? the 15th? 16th?
why were you arrested?
how were you arrested? did the soldier touch you? how? where?
What did the officer say, as he arrested you?
what thoughts went through your mind, as he arrested you?
Please make a sketch: draw a picture of the scene
How many officers came inside? how many were outside?
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You were inside prison for six days? how would you describe your time there?
-do you have any relatives in USA?
-what work have you done for the past 5 years?
-does your wife work? your father? your mother?
-What reason did you give, to get your visa to come to USA?
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Why do you want asylum?
why would government hurt you?
You were arrested in August 2009? where were you, at the moment of your arrest?
Can you draw a picture of the scene? where were you standing, where was wife, where was the soldier?
Why were you arrested? what reason did they give?
What were you doing, right before the soldier came in?
who else was there? Mr. Elmo? why didn't he write a letter of support for you?
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where did they take you?
where exactly is the police station?
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you say you went to a rally in September 2009? how many people were there?
Why did you go to the rally?
why did the police go to the rally?
who organized the rally?
what day in September was it? on a Tuesday? Wednesday? the 15th? 16th?
why were you arrested?
how were you arrested? did the soldier touch you? how? where?
What did the officer say, as he arrested you?
what thoughts went through your mind, as he arrested you?
Please make a sketch: draw a picture of the scene
How many officers came inside? how many were outside?
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You were inside prison for six days? how would you describe your time there?
pro-democracy activist from Cameroon
The government lawyer asked these questions of the pro-democracy man from Cameroon:
1. Is your testimony today different from your I-589? why?
2. you say you went to a rally? how many people were there?
3. was anyone else arrested at the same time as you?
4. how long were you there, before you were arrested?
5. what did you say out loud to the soldier?
6. what did the soldier say to you? what language did he use?
7. how much money did you give to the SDF? 20,000 cfa? how much is that in US dollars?
8. where is the receipt for your money? why don't you have a receipt?
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9. In your I-589, you said the police came to your house in January? but you told your psychologist that the police came in February? why the difference?
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10. when was your passport issued? when was it re-newed? what other foreign countries did you travel to?
11. when was your visa issued? did you tell lies to get your visa? why?
12. your passport was issued in March, but you waited until September to ask for a visa? why? why not be faster?
13. Your government hurt you in June? why not flee immediately? you needed time to get money for your travel?
14. you left your country two years ago? your government has forgotten about you, correct? who says your government still cares about you? no one?
1. Is your testimony today different from your I-589? why?
2. you say you went to a rally? how many people were there?
3. was anyone else arrested at the same time as you?
4. how long were you there, before you were arrested?
5. what did you say out loud to the soldier?
6. what did the soldier say to you? what language did he use?
7. how much money did you give to the SDF? 20,000 cfa? how much is that in US dollars?
8. where is the receipt for your money? why don't you have a receipt?
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9. In your I-589, you said the police came to your house in January? but you told your psychologist that the police came in February? why the difference?
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10. when was your passport issued? when was it re-newed? what other foreign countries did you travel to?
11. when was your visa issued? did you tell lies to get your visa? why?
12. your passport was issued in March, but you waited until September to ask for a visa? why? why not be faster?
13. Your government hurt you in June? why not flee immediately? you needed time to get money for your travel?
14. you left your country two years ago? your government has forgotten about you, correct? who says your government still cares about you? no one?
Monday, October 11, 2010
Mr. Malonga, from the Congo, was and is still active!
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted relief to Mr. Malonga, from the Republic of Congo, in part because:
1. He was active in political groups after he left his country. He joined one group based in USA, and another based in France. He signed petitions which criticized his government; these petitions were circulated in USA, France, and in Congo.
2. He testifed that if he is returned to his country, "I will continue to press for democracy." He was active while in his country, and while in the USA. So, when he said he would be active in the future, the court believed him.
3. He said that his ethnic group is easily observable: his group has a different accent, dialect, and have certain surnames. His group generally lived in one particular region of his country.
1. He was active in political groups after he left his country. He joined one group based in USA, and another based in France. He signed petitions which criticized his government; these petitions were circulated in USA, France, and in Congo.
2. He testifed that if he is returned to his country, "I will continue to press for democracy." He was active while in his country, and while in the USA. So, when he said he would be active in the future, the court believed him.
3. He said that his ethnic group is easily observable: his group has a different accent, dialect, and have certain surnames. His group generally lived in one particular region of his country.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
more questions to Burmese activist Sept. 2010
Tell me about your father: his work, where he lives today; did he suffer emotional harm? economic harm? physical harm?
-Tell me about mother: did she suffer emotional harm?
Tell me about sister #1: did she suffer harm?
tell me about brother #1: did he suffer economic harm?
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why did you come to USA?
You say you gave money to victims of the cyclone? where did the money come from? how did you get it?
Why did you protest? what did you want?
Did your government notice or know that you protested? how do you know that?
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why did you apply for asylum?
what is your complete immigration history here in USA?
You lived freely in Burma? what was not free?
What do you mean, "you lived under surveillance"? did you suffer emotional harm as a result of living under surveillance?
did you suffer any harm in Burma? what kind of harm?
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if you return to Burma tomorrow, what would happen?
do you know anyone else, who protested in USA and then returned to Burma?
Who is Nyi Nyi Aung?
-you say your country is dangerous? your government hates you? but, you voluntarily returned there? you voluntarily showed your passport, with your name and photo on it, to the government officials at the airport?
-Tell me about mother: did she suffer emotional harm?
Tell me about sister #1: did she suffer harm?
tell me about brother #1: did he suffer economic harm?
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why did you come to USA?
You say you gave money to victims of the cyclone? where did the money come from? how did you get it?
Why did you protest? what did you want?
Did your government notice or know that you protested? how do you know that?
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why did you apply for asylum?
what is your complete immigration history here in USA?
You lived freely in Burma? what was not free?
What do you mean, "you lived under surveillance"? did you suffer emotional harm as a result of living under surveillance?
did you suffer any harm in Burma? what kind of harm?
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if you return to Burma tomorrow, what would happen?
do you know anyone else, who protested in USA and then returned to Burma?
Who is Nyi Nyi Aung?
-you say your country is dangerous? your government hates you? but, you voluntarily returned there? you voluntarily showed your passport, with your name and photo on it, to the government officials at the airport?
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
questions asked of a pro-democracy activist from Burma
-Why don't you want to return to Burma?
why does your government hate you?
did you do things that government hates? like what?
You say you protested, and demanded democracy?
how would democracy change things?
How do you know that government is aware of your activities?
what did you see with your own eyes?
did you see anyone inside the Embassy take your photo?
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did you suffer emotional harm in burma?
did you suffer economic harm in Burma?
Your husband joined the NLD? why didn't you join?
Is government aware of protests by husband?
why do you think Government is aware?
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why did you leave your country?
is that what you told the official at the Embassy to get your visa? why not?
Do you have any envelopes with fancy stamps on them?
You say you were on YouTube? how do you know if your goverment watches Youtube?
How many informers, spies, and infiltrators does your government have in USA?
why does your government hate you?
did you do things that government hates? like what?
You say you protested, and demanded democracy?
how would democracy change things?
How do you know that government is aware of your activities?
what did you see with your own eyes?
did you see anyone inside the Embassy take your photo?
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did you suffer emotional harm in burma?
did you suffer economic harm in Burma?
Your husband joined the NLD? why didn't you join?
Is government aware of protests by husband?
why do you think Government is aware?
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why did you leave your country?
is that what you told the official at the Embassy to get your visa? why not?
Do you have any envelopes with fancy stamps on them?
You say you were on YouTube? how do you know if your goverment watches Youtube?
How many informers, spies, and infiltrators does your government have in USA?
very common questions by Asylum Officers
-did anyone help you with your application?
did someone read it back to you in your native language?
do you understand everything in it?
Tell me about all of your international travel: where did you go, what did you do in each country, what was your legal status there?
You lived in Japan for 3 years? why didn't you apply for asylum there?
were you "firmly resettled" in Japan?
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Tell me about each member of your family: your father:
where does he live? what work does he do? how come the government does not punish him? did he suffer any harm? did he suffer any emotional harm? economic harm?
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why don't you want to return to your country?
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Tell me all about your passport! was it difficult to get? did you re-new it?
how did you re-new it?
how did you get your visa to enter USA? what was the conversation? what did the officer ask you, what were your answers; did you tell lies?
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tell me how you left your country. Did you go to the airport, and show them your passport? did you have to pay any bribes? how much? to whom?
-why didn't you leave your country sooner? more quickly? why the delay? did you have trouble getting money for your travel?
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what is the exact date you arrived in USA?
why didn't you apply for asylum more quickly? why the delay?
You have a strong political opinion? what is it?
did you join any organizations here in USA? why not?
Tell me the name of three organizations you joined in USA?
recently, has your family in the old country suffered emotional harm?
did they suffer economic harm?
did someone read it back to you in your native language?
do you understand everything in it?
Tell me about all of your international travel: where did you go, what did you do in each country, what was your legal status there?
You lived in Japan for 3 years? why didn't you apply for asylum there?
were you "firmly resettled" in Japan?
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Tell me about each member of your family: your father:
where does he live? what work does he do? how come the government does not punish him? did he suffer any harm? did he suffer any emotional harm? economic harm?
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why don't you want to return to your country?
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Tell me all about your passport! was it difficult to get? did you re-new it?
how did you re-new it?
how did you get your visa to enter USA? what was the conversation? what did the officer ask you, what were your answers; did you tell lies?
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tell me how you left your country. Did you go to the airport, and show them your passport? did you have to pay any bribes? how much? to whom?
-why didn't you leave your country sooner? more quickly? why the delay? did you have trouble getting money for your travel?
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what is the exact date you arrived in USA?
why didn't you apply for asylum more quickly? why the delay?
You have a strong political opinion? what is it?
did you join any organizations here in USA? why not?
Tell me the name of three organizations you joined in USA?
recently, has your family in the old country suffered emotional harm?
did they suffer economic harm?
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