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COI Report - The Russian Federation: Country Focus

The report outlines recent developments in Russia, focusing on legal mechanisms used to suppress dissent.

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COI Report - Lebanon: Country Focus

The report offers a comprehensive overview of the country, including its geography, religious composition, and state structure, as well as political and economic developments.

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COI Report - Nigeria: Security Situation

The report offers a general description of the security situation, including armed actors, impact over civilians; breakdown of the security situation by 36 states and Federal Capital Territory, covering conflict dynamics, main types of violence, security incidents and state ability to secure law

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COI Report - Nigeria: Country Focus

The report begins with an overview of Nigeria, outlining its state structure, demographics, and major political developments. The second section examines the human rights situation and how state and non-state actors treat selected population groups.

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COI Report - Iraq: Country Focus

The report provides an overview of the general security situation in Iraq; political developments, humanitarian and socio‑economic situation; the situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs); the treatment of specific profiles perceived to be opposing state and non-state actors, such as journ

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COI Report - Bangladesh: Country Focus

This report provides an overview of human rights, security and socioeconomic under the interim government in Bangladesh.

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COI Report - Syria: Country Focus

This report provides an overview of the state structure and governance, of the treatment of certain profiles and it analyses the security situation by governorate.

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COI Report - Somalia: Security Situation

The report provides information on the security situation in Sudan Somalia. The first part examines conflict layers and dynamics, actors involved and the conflict impact of the security situation on the civilian population.

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COI Report - Somalia: Country Focus

This report provides an update, as of March 2025, on profiles potentially relevant for international protection in Somalia.

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COI Report - Syria: Country Focus

This report provides an updated analysis of the situation in Syria following the ouster of Bashar Al-Assad.

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COI Report – Sudan: Security Situation

The report provides information on the security situation in Sudan. The first part examines the conflict, the major actors and the impact of the security situation on the civilian population.

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COI Report - Sudan: Country Focus

The report provides an update of the EUAA COI report: Sudan - Country Focus 2024 and it is divided into three parts. The first chapter presents an overview of Sudan's historical context, state structure, judicial system and human rights situation.

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COI Report – Pakistan: Country Focus

The report provides an overview of the country, covering aspects such as geography, ethnic groups, and the state structure.

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COI Report - Afghanistan: Country Focus

The purpose of this report is to provide information relevant for international protection status determination.

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COI Report - Syria: Security Situation

This report examines the nature of armed conflicts taking place in the territory, the nature of the violence and presence of armed actors in different areas, and the impact on civilians, for example in terms of casualties/fatalities and conflict-linked displacement.

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COI Report - Syria: Country Focus

This report provides an update of Syria - Country Focus (October 2023). It describes the profiles who can potentially be targeted by the government and outlines the socioeconomical situation with special focus on the cities of Damascus, Latakia and Tartous.

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COI Report – Nigeria: Country Focus

The report provides an overview of the situation in Nigeria in the period 1 January 2023 – 31 March 2024, focusing on security issues and selected profiles relevant for international protection.

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COI Report – Bangladesh: Country Focus

This report intends to capture a selection of the main issues relevant to international protection in the assessment of claims from Bangladeshi nationals.

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COI Report – Iran: Country Focus

The report covers a general overview on the country including the system of government, political situation and state authorities in chapter one, the legal system and the judiciary including detention and prison conditions in chapter two, security situation in chapter three, treatment of certain

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COI Report: Iraq – Security Situation

The report provides an overview of the security situation in Iraq, in the period February 2023 - March 2024, focusing on information relevant for international protection.  It examines the nature of armed conflicts taking place in the territory, the nature of the violence and presence of arm

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Irak - Ülkeye Yakından Bakış

Rapor, uluslararası koruma açısından ilgili bilgileri içeren Irak'taki duruma genel bir bakış sunmaktadır.

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COI Report – Iraq: Country Focus

The report provides an overview of the situation in Iraq, focusing on information relevant for international protection.

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COI Report – Sudan: Country Focus

The report provides an overview of the situation in Sudan, in the period 15 April 2023 - January 2024, in terms of security issues and selected profiles, relevant for international protection, affected by the conflict.

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COI Report – Afghanistan: Country Focus

This report contains information on the general security and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, as well as on the targeting of certain individuals.

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Venezuela - Enfoque de país

Este informe proporciona una breve actualización sobre una selección de temas concretos que son relevantes para considerar las necesidades de protección internacional en Venezuela.

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COI Report – Venezuela: Country Focus

This report provides a targeted, brief update on a selection of specific topics relevant for international protection considerations in Venezuela. It complements and updates certain topics already covered in the COI Report on Venezuela: Country Focus (2020), and refers back to it where relevant.

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Perú - Enfoque de país

Este informe ofrece una visión general de las cuestiones principales relevantes para la evaluación de necesidad de protección internacional para las solicitudes de Perú. Analiza la situación económica y política del país, así como su sistema judicial y sus fuerzas de seguridad.

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COI Report – Peru: Country Focus

This report provides a general overview of the main issues relevant to international protection in the assessment of claims from Peru.

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COI Report – Syria: Security Situation

This report examines the nature of armed conflicts taking place in the territory, the nature of the violence and presence of armed actors in different areas, and the impact on civilians, for example in terms of casualties/fatalities and conflict-linked displacement.

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COI Report – Syria: Country Focus

This report provides information relevant for the status protection determination. It analyses different targeted profiles, the socio-economic situation in Damascus city and a social-economic general overview of the country.

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COI Report – Iraq: Arab Tribes and Customary Law

This report is meant to provide an overview and background information on the tribal dynamics and structures in Iraq as well the major tribal practices and dispute settlement mechanisms applied by the Arab Muslim Iraqi tribes, mainly in western/central and southern areas of the country.

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Somali: Güvenlik Durumu

Raporda 1991’den önce Somali geçici anayasası tarafından öngörülen 18 idari bölge için hem ülke hem de bölge düzeyindeki güvenlik durumu hakkında güncel bilgilere ve haritalandırmaya yer verilmektedir

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COI Report – Somalia: Security Situation

The report provides an overview of the main security trends and conflict dynamics at country level in the reference period (1 July 2021 - 30 November 2022). Within this context it includes information on crucial developments that were already visible as of December 2022.

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COI LGBTIQ Research Guide

This guide is the rebranded edition of the COI Reserach Guide on LGBTIQ 2021. This COI Research Guide focused primarily on sexual orientation (LGB persons) and not on gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (transgender and intersex persons).

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COI Writing and Referencing Guide

This guide is the rebranded edition of the EASO Writing and Referencing Guide for EASO Country of Origin Information (COI) Reports 2019. The EUAA COI Writing and Referencing Guide is for COI researchers who (co-)draft EUAA COI reports.

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COI Report Methodology

This guide is the rebranded edition of the EASO COI Report Methodology 2019.

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COI Report – Somalia: Defection, Desertion and Disengagement from Al-Shabaab

The report provides background information and whenever available data about deserting and defecting pathways out of Al-Shabaab militant group. After distinguishing between the formal and the informal options, the report engages with the main challenges and consequences associated with them.

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Somali: EÅŸ-Åžebab’dan iltica, firar ve çekilme

Raporda Eş-Şebab militan grubundan firar ve iltica etme yolları hakkında arka plan bilgileri ve mevcut olduğu her durumda ilgili veriler yer almaktadır.

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COI Report - Iran: Situation of Afghan refugees

This report describes the situation of Afghan refugees in Iran. Afghans living in Iran can be broadly divided into four main groups: Amayesh cardholders, Afghan passport holders with Iranian visas, undocumented Afghan refugees and Afghans registered during headcount exercises.

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COI Report – The Russian Federation: Political Dissent and Opposition

This report provides information regarding political dissent in the Russian Federation for international protection status determination, including refugee status and subsidiary protection

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COI Report – The Russian Federation: Military Service

This report provides information regarding military service in the Russian Federation for international protection status determination, including refugee status and subsidiary protection

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Colombia: Enfoque de país

El presente Informe tiene por objeto ofrecer una visión general de las principales cuestiones pertinentes para la evaluación de las solicitudes de protección internacional.

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COI Report – Colombia: Country Focus

This report is intended to provide an overview of the key relevant issues for the assessment of claims for international protection.

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COI Report – Syria: Targeting of Individuals

This report addresses topics related to the targeting of individuals by different armed actors operating in Syria, including the Government of Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, the Syrian National Army, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant among others.

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COI Report – Syria: Socio-Economic Situation in Damascus City

The report provides relevant information regarding the socio-economic situation in the city of Damascus, including information about internal mobility and freedom of movement

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COI Report – Syria: Security Situation

This report examines the nature of armed conflicts taking place in Syria, the nature of the violence and presence of armed actors in different areas, and the impact on civilians, for example in terms of casualties/fatalities and conflict-linked displacement.

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COI Report - Afghanistan: Security situation

This report provides in the first part, a General description of the security situation in Afghanistan is given which is then explained in greater detail in the second part, holding a regional description of the security situation in Afghanistan (Kabul City and 34 provinces).

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COI Report – Afghanistan: key socio-economic indicators in Afghanistan and in Kabul City

This report provides background information on Afghanistan, an overview of key socio-economic indicators for Afghanistan and Kabul City, child specific issues, networks of support and mobility and travel in the country.

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COI Report – Afghanistan: Targeting of Individuals

This report gives in the background chapter a contextual understanding of the general population’s situation in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. It contains information on the political context, the functioning of the de facto state administration, and the implemented Islamic law (sharia).

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COI Report – Mali: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

The report provides background information and mapping of FGM/C practices and trends at national and regional level in Mali.

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