Freedom of Religion and Belief
TAJIKISTAN: Will Tajikistan meaningfully engage on religious freedom? The visit of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief provides a unique opportunity for increased engagement and the potential for positive reform. By Nury Turkel and...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious Freedom in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and Jehovah’s Witnesses LINK By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (11.01.2023) – The three post-Soviet Central Asian republics of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Repeated calls for the release of an elderly ill Jehovah’s Witness By Willy Fautré Shamil Khakimov, a critically ill elderly Jehovah’s Witness unlawfully imprisoned for his faith in Tajikistan since February 2019, filed a formal petition for his release to the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Will Shamil Kakhimov be released after the UN declared illegal the ban of Jehovah’s Witnesses ? HRWF (23.09.2022) – On 7 September 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (CCPR) issued a significant decision against Tajikistan considering that its 11...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Tajikistan: Authorities intensify war on Ismailis, other Muslims The only figure that the regime deems worthy of open adulation is President Emomali Rahmon. Eurasianet (09.09.2022) – https://bit.ly/3qxxUz1 – Authorities in Tajikistan have within the space...