by admin_HRWF | Apr 3, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
– HRWF (04.04.2020) – On 1 April, a Tajik military court sentenced 20-year old Jovidon Bobojonov, a Jehovah’s Witness objecting to military service. He had been in pretrial detention for six months. During his detention, military unit personnel had beaten...
by admin_HRWF | Jun 13, 2019 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Shamil Rasulovich Khakimov is a 68-year-old pensioner. He was arrested in February and was interrogated in the absence of a lawyer. The ban on the sacred text of his religion violates international norms on the treatment of prisoners. AsiaNews.it (08.06.2019)...
by admin_HRWF | Apr 3, 2019 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
World Watch Monitor (25.02.2019) – https://bit.ly/2FO47tV- Tajik authorities implementing a new religion law are barring children from attending religious services and have burned thousands of calendars with Bible verses. Amendments to Tajikistan’s...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 7, 2019 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious communities including Jehovah’s Witnesses meeting for worship continue to be raided, with interrogations lasting between 20 minutes and 14 hours and in some cases involving torture. Other religious communities also face renewed questioning, especially...
by admin_HRWF | Dec 13, 2018 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
By Jennifer Hansler CNN (11.12.2018) – https://cnn.it/2ErhOkr – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday announced the US has deemed 10 countries guilty of severe religious freedom violations. The nations — China, Eritrea, Iran,...
