by HRWF | Apr 27, 2023 | 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...
by HRWF | Jan 10, 2023 | 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...
by HRWF | Nov 21, 2022 | 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...
by HRWF | Sep 23, 2022 | 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...
by HRWF | Sep 13, 2022 | 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...