Belarus: Religious Freedom Survey
By Olga Glace Before the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Belarus on 2 November, Forum 18
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Kazakhstan: Courts Fail To Halt Seizure Of Churches’ Property
By Felix Corley On 17 September, the City Court in the commercial capital Almaty again upheld an earlier court decision
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Belarus: Archbishop Kondrusiewicz Barred From Returning To His Own Country
By Olga Glace On August 32, Belarusian border guards denied Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, head of the Catholic Church in Belarus,
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Uzbekistan: Restrictions Remain In Draft New Religion Law
By Felix Corley and Mushfig Bayram Uzbekistan’s draft new Religion Law – which officials have promised for several years –
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Tajikistan: Impunity For Torturers Continues
By Mushfig Bayram Impunity for multiple instances of torture of Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Protestants continues. Conscientious objector and prisoner
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Russia: Currently Jailed, Serving Suspended Sentences, Fined
By Victoria Arnold Eleven people are serving prison terms and eight suspended sentences under the Extremism Law for exercising their
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Russia: 39 Trials With 87 Defendants
By Victoria Arnold For 87 Jehovah’s Witnesses on trial in 39 cases for “continuing the activities of a banned extremist
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Tajikistan: Journalist’s Jailing Based On ‘Complete Fabrication’
By Mushfig Bayram A Dushanbe court jailed journalist Daler Sharipov for one year for “extremism” and “inciting religious hatred” for
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Uzbekistan: Despite Coronavirus Lockdown Officials Continue Literature Raids
The authorities are using a new March Criminal Code Article 244-5 (“Dissemination of knowingly false information about an infectious disease”)
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Turkmenistan: Raids, Fines For Religious Meetings
By Felix Corley Police raids have continued on religious believers meeting in homes. Officers in February raided two homes in
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