UNHCR's ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING THE ...

iii) Current Situation ................................................................................ 61
iv) Christians in “Disputed Areas” and in the Three Northern
Governorates ...................................................................................... 65
v) Converts ............................................................................................. 65
b) Sabaean-Mandaeans ..................................................................................... 67
i) General............................................................................................... 67
ii) Displacement of Sabaean-Mandaeans Since 2003 ............................. 71
iii) Current Situation ................................................................................ 72
c) Yazidis ........................................................................................................... 75
i) General............................................................................................... 75
ii) Situation of Yazidis in Central Iraq.................................................... 78
iii) Situation of Yazidis in the Region of Kurdistan ................................ 80
d) Baha’i............................................................................................................ 81
e) Kaka’i / Ahl i-Haq / Yarsan........................................................................... 82
f) Jews ............................................................................................................... 84
B. Ethnic Groups....................................................................................................... 86
1. Kurds, Arabs, Turkmen, Ethnic-Based Christian Groups (Assyrians,
Chaldeans, Armenians), Yazidis and Shabak in Ethnically Mixed Areas ................ 86
a) Introduction................................................................................................... 86
b) “Kurdification”............................................................................................. 87
c) Current Situation........................................................................................... 89
2. Roma (Kawliyah)...................................................................................................... 92
a) Introduction................................................................................................... 92
b) Current Situation........................................................................................... 93
C. Actual or Perceived Supporters of the Former Regime and/or the
Insurgency ............................................................................................................. 95
1. Sunni Arabs............................................................................................................... 95
2. Members and Associates of the Ba’ath Party and the Former Regime ..................... 96
D. Actual or Perceived Sympathizers of the US-Led Invasion and/or the
Multi-National Force in Iraq ............................................................................. 101
1. Employees of the Former CPA, MNF or Iraqis Employed by Foreign
Embassies or Foreign Companies........................................................................... 101
2. Employees of the UN, ICRC or Humanitarian Organizations Including
NGOs and Human Rights Defenders...................................................................... 102
3. Kurds and Other Segments of Iraqi Society............................................................ 104
E. Government Officials and Other Persons Associated With the
Current Iraqi Government, Administration and Institutions ........................ 106
F. Actual or Perceived Opponents of the Ruling Parties in the Region of
Kurdistan as well as in Areas Under the de facto Control of the KRG......... 106
1. Arabs....................................................................................................................... 106
2. (Perceived) Members of Islamist Armed Groups.................................................... 107
3. Persons Opposing the Ruling Parties ...................................................................... 108
G. Certain Professions............................................................................................. 109
1. Academics, Professors, Teachers and Students....................................................... 109
2. Journalists and Media Workers............................................................................... 111
a) Situation in Central and Southern Iraq ....................................................... 111
b) Situation in the Region of Kurdistan ........................................................... 115
3. Artists...................................................................................................................... 116
4. Doctors and Medical Personnel .............................................................................. 117
5. Judges and Lawyers ................................................................................................ 118
6. Athletes and Sport Officials .................................................................................... 119
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