Freedom of Religion and Belief
TAJIKISTAN: Persecution of Christians and especially converts from Islam By Antonio Graceffo Providence (22.01.2025) – A Tajik Christian working with the Free Burma Rangers (FBR), a faith-based organization on the frontlines of the Burmese Civil War with which this...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU-TAJIKISTAN Human Rights Dialogue: HRWF recommendations on freedom of religion HRWF (08.11.2024) – On the eve of the 15th EU-Tajikistan Human Rights Dialogue to be held in Brussels on 19 November, Human Rights Without Frontiers is deeply concerned about the...
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...