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