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Germany - Administrative Court Köln, 12 October 2007, 18 K 6334/05.A

Country of Decision: Germany
Country of Applicant: Iraq
Keywords: Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Religion, Assessment of facts and circumstances, Individual assessment, Internal protection, Non-state actors/agents of persecution, Previous persecution, Personal circumstances of applicant, Standard of proof

Currently every Sunnite and Shiite from Central and South Iraq is to be considered as a refugee within the meaning of Section 60 (1) Residence Act and the 1951 Refugee Convention, if he/she originates from a region with mixed denominations.

Returnees who originate from regions of mixed denominations cannot obtain internal protection in any part of Iraq.
Date: 12-10-2007

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