Freedom of Religion and Belief
KAZAKHSTAN: One district, four police raids, seven fines By Felix Corley Forum18 (03.05.2024) – Police in Shu District of southern Kazakhstan raided four meetings for worship of three unregistered Protestant communities and issued six summary fines in March...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
KAZAKHSTAN: Jehovah’s Witnesses and blood transfusion: Analysis of a case raised at the OSCE By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (16.12.2023) – In 2022 and in October 2023, a Kazakh citizen taking part in the annual conference...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
A cosmetic reform of the Religion Law USCIRF (26.12.2022) – https://bit.ly/3I40wcX – After a series of discussions carried out under the auspices of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group between 2019 and 2021, Kazakh officials stated that...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Russia’s war in Ukraine, the backdrop to Pope’s Kazakh visit The most noteworthy aspects of Pope Francis’ visit to Kazakhstan might be the missed opportunities. By Nicole Winfield and Kostya Manenkov The Diplomat (13.09.2022) – https://bit.ly/3LbbRr6...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Why is Pope Francis visiting Kazakhstan? The 85-year-old pope is about to set off an almost 3,000-mile journey, despite limited mobility By Luke COPPEN The Pillar (12.09.2022) – https://bit.ly/3qA7ZXd – Pope Francis will set off tomorrow on an...