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ISSN 2330-717X

Uzbekistan: Haj Pilgrims Face State Control, Bribery, Blacklists

By Mushfig Bayram Uzbekistan continues to restrict severely the ability of Muslims to go on the haj pilgrimage to Mecca

By Olga Glace Under a Council of Ministers Decree, public events require fees to police, health workers and cleaners. The

By Felix Corley In the third jailing of a conscientious objector in 2019, 19-year-old Jehovah’s Witness Bahtiyar Atahanov was jailed

By Victoria Arnold Many people in Russia suffer torture, among them people held because they exercised their freedom of religion

By Mushfig Bayram A court in the northern city of Khujand has again extended the pre-trial detention of 68-year-old Jehovah’s