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10 Nov 2025

Guinee: Le traitement réservé par les autorités nationales à leurs ressortissants qui retournent dans le pays

Return

Le présent rapport est une mise à jour du COI Focus daté du 2 juillet 2019. Il s’intéresse à l’attitude des autorités guinéennes vis-à-vis de leurs ressortissants de retour ayant quitté illégalement le pays et/ou ayant introduit une demande de protection internationale (DPI) en Belgique et/ou y ayant séjourné. Il couvre la période allant de janvier 2022 à août 2025.

Le retour dans le pays d’origine est envisagé lorsque l’étranger ne réunit plus les conditions requises pour son séjour en Belgique. Ce retour peut être volontaire ou forcé.

Le Cedoca a clôturé la recherche pour cette mise à jour le 16 octobre 2025.

10 Nov 2025

Palestine, State of: Mariage des enfants

Gender

Ce rapport fournit des informations générales sur la problématique du mariage d’enfants dans le Territoire palestinien.

La recherche a été clôturée le 16 octobre 2025.

17 Oct 2025

Ethiopia: De situatie van Tigrayanen in Addis Abeba

Deze COI Focus beschrijft de situatie van Tigrayanen in de Ethiopische hoofdstad Addis Abeba. Dit rapport is een update van de gelijknamige COI Focus van 5 september 2024. Het behandelt de periode van juni 2024 tot september 2025. Het onderzoek werd afgerond op 30 september 2025.

Cedoca voerde een onderzoeksmissie (fact-finding mission, FFM) uit naar Ethiopië van 14 tot 24 november 2023 om onder meer rond dit thema informatie in te winnen. Deze missie is ondernomen met de financiële steun van het Europese Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF). De informatie over de situatie van Tigrayanen in de hoofdstad verzameld tijdens de gesprekken met contacten voegde Cedoca toe aan deze COI Focus.

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Armenia

Political situation

17 October 2024

This COI Focus examines the current political situation in Armenia in the aftermath of the April 2018 Velvet Revolution, which saw the former government fall into opposition and former opposition leaders take power. Cedoca examined the impact of several events - including the war in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 and the region's surrender following an Azerbaijani offensive in September 2023 - on the domestic political situation and on political freedoms of citizens. Cedoca assessed in particular whether there are signs of political persecution, whether citizens or opponents may face difficulties in expressing their views on political issues, whether there are risks associated with participating in anti-government demonstrations, and whether past links to the former government or oligarchs might have consequences. Cedoca also examined what protection mechanisms exist and how accessible and effective they are for citizens experiencing problems with current or previous authorities.

Research for this COI Focus was completed on 12 September 2024.

Military service and military criminal cases

27 June 2024

This COI Focus analyses the current procedures concerning conscription in Armenia and how the legislation is implemented in practice. In addition, Cedoca conducted research on the organisation and conduct of military training for reservists, and motives for exemption. Cedoca also looked into the possibilities of ending criminal prosecution for conscription evasion, existing mechanisms to raise conscription issues or challenge a decision related to the call-up procedure of conscripts or reservists. In addition, Cedoca examined the conduct and possible outcome of criminal cases initiated in connection with the 2020 war. Lastly, Cedoca investigated whether individuals are screened for criminal charges when entering or leaving Armenia, as well as the documents that are checked during this process.

Cedoca conducted a fact-finding mission to Armenia from 18 to 26 March 2024 to gather information. This fact-finding mission was undertaken with the financial support of the European Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).

Research for this COI Focus was completed on 17 June 2024.

Situation actuelle dans le cadre du conflit avec l’Azerbaïdjan et la capitulation du Haut-Karabakh

05 December 2023

Le présent COI Focus a pour objet l’évolution des relations entre l’Arménie et l’Azerbaïdjan en 2022-2023 (jusqu’à la fin du mois de novembre). Le Cedoca a mené ces recherches entre le 20 août et le 1^er décembre 2023.

Bangladesh

EUAA COI Report. Country Focus

04 August 2025

The purpose of this report is to provide relevant information in view of the assessment of international protection, including refugee status and subsidiary protection. This report intends to capture a selection of the main issues relevant to international protection in the assessment of claims from Bangladeshi nationals. This report provides an update on events taking place amid Bangladesh’s recent powershift, and should be read together with the EUAA COI report Bangladesh: Country Focus, published in July 2024.

The reference period of this report is 16 May 2024–30 June 2025. Events taking place after the reference period have not been included.

EUAA COI Report. Country Focus

11 July 2024

The purpose of this report on Bangladesh is to provide relevant information in view of the assessment of international protection, including refugee status and subsidiary protection. This report intends to capture a selection of the main issues relevant to international protection in the assessment of claims from Bangladeshi nationals.

The reference period of this report is 1 January 2022–15 May 2024. Events taking place after the reference period have not been included.

EASO COI Report. Country Overview

20 December 2017

In a ‘Country Overview’ report, EASO aims to provide information on a wide range of topics of particular relevance for international protection status determination (Refugee Status and Subsidiary Protection) for Bangladeshi applicants.

The information has largely been taken from open sources, such as international and Bangladeshi NGOs, think tanks, media, and academic research. The majority of the information was researched during the drafting period 4 to 22 September 2017. Some additional information was researched during the implementation phase of the peer-review comments, with the purpose of complementing the existing draft.

Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons