TajikistanMap reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.Intervention Needed to Protect Christians in Central AsiaWednesday, March 13th, 2013With disturbing reports of persecution against Christians trickling out of a region that appears to exist in the shadows, religious freedom in Central Asia remains a matter of grave concern for the rest of the world. No Reprieve in Sight for Tajikistan’s ChristiansSaturday, February 23rd, 2013Recent administrative reforms reveal that Tajikistan is using the fear of punishment as a deterrent to all religious activity, leaving the minority Christian community as the most vulnerable to intimidation and persecution. Increase in persecution across ’10/40 window’Sunday, November 4th, 2012This article sheds light on the state of the persecuted church in the 10/40 window. This region of the world sees the highest amount of persecution and is also where most of ICC’s projects are based. Christians often see “their lives threatened, homes destroyed, rights violated and loved ones imprisoned, all because of embracing faith in Jesus Christ". Religious Education Sometimes Illegal and Always Difficult in TajikistanMonday, September 3rd, 2012Basic freedom of religion, such as meeting for worship or teaching your children about faith, is being restricted for Christians and others in Tajikistan. Under current rules no child under the age of seven can receive a religious education, and adults wishing to receive religious education have to ask permission from the government to go abroad and study. One government official said, “Yes, yes, often some of these feather-brained individuals just want to go abroad with such excuses." Muslim Persecution of Christians: January 2012Saturday, February 18th, 2012Raymond Ibrahim reports in the algemeiner that “The beginning of the New Year saw only an increase in the oppression of Christians under Islam, from Nigeria, where an all-out jihad has been declared in an effort to eradicate the Muslim north of all Christians, to Europe, where Muslim converts to Christianity are still hounded and attacked as apostates.” Ibrahim’s series, titled ‘Muslim Persecution of Christians,’ is published each month to document cases of persecution – whether it be general discrimination, arrests, or murder – committed by Muslims in majority Islamic countries, Asia and the West. Hillary Clinton Presses Uzbekistan, Tajikistan on Religious PersecutionWednesday, October 26th, 2011“This past weekend, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to warn them that their human rights violations were immoral and harmful to the countries’ safety,” The Christian Post reports. Tajikistan: Children’s participation in Christian worship and other religious activities will be banned “once Ramadan is over”Wednesday, August 17th, 2011"Officials explained that the Law exists, but didn't explain how it will be put into practice," a Catholic told Forum 18 News Service. Tajikistan: “Religious activity is only banned up to the age of 18″Friday, July 22nd, 2011“Tajikistan's Parliament has today (21 July) adopted two measures particularly targeting the [religious freedom] rights of children and their parents,” Forum 18 News Service reports. Tajikistan: Ban on Baptist church activities & religious education abroadFriday, May 27th, 2011“Without any prior public notice on 25 May the Lower Chamber of Tajikistan's Parliament approved without discussion a government-proposed amendment banning people of any faith from having religious education abroad without state permission,” Forum 18 News Service reports. In addition, authorities recently banned the activities of a Baptist church in southern Tajikistan. Embattled Christians in Egypt, Iran, Libya, and other Hot Spots Need ‘Special’ HelpWednesday, February 23rd, 2011Congressman advocates for a Bill to establish a Special Envoy for Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia to help protect persecuted Christians. Tajikistan: Religious communities forced to pay for state human rights violationsFriday, January 14th, 2011“Tajikistan charges religious communities [including Christians] high prices for censorship which violates the internationally recognised human rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religion or belief,” Forum 18 News Service reports. Tajikistan: “Why should I ask the Government what books I can read?”Wednesday, January 12th, 2011“A new "offence" of producing, distributing, importing or exporting religious literature and items of a religious nature [including Christian material]… was created with the addition of Article 474-1 to the Code of Administrative Offences,” reports Forum 18 News Service. Tajikistan: Officials insist unregistered activity “illegal”Friday, April 16th, 2010Tajikistan government violates religious freedom by refusing to re-register churches and other religious gatherings under the Religion Law. Without registration, Christian services are considered illegal. Tajikistan Churches Face Closures, Uncertain FutureWednesday, January 6th, 2010"Christians in several areas of Tajikistan faced uncertainty Tuesday, January 5, over the future of their churches after the former Soviet republic introduced a new religion law that the United States has criticized as highly restrictive." Deadline for re-registration passesMonday, January 4th, 2010"Oppressive new laws in Azerbaijan and Tajikistan required religious communities to re-register with the government by January 1, 2010 or face illegal status." Tajikistan: More than half of religious communities to be “illegal”?Saturday, December 12th, 2009Forum 18 reports that “Less than a month before the re-registration deadline of 1 January 2010 imposed by Tajikistan's restrictive new Religion Law, officials have conceded… that less than half the religious communities in the country have been re-registered. Under the Law, communities which do not want to register or fail to gain re-registration will be illegal.” Tajikistan: Court bans Baptist churchThursday, December 3rd, 2009Members of a Baptist congregation in the capital Dushanbe have appealed to the City Court against a ban on their activity imposed because they meet for worship in a private home without state registration. Islam Becomes Mandatory Study in Secular Tajik SchoolsWednesday, September 2nd, 2009The compulsory education of Islam in secular schools clearly paves the way for imposition of Islamic values on non-Muslims and grossly violates the religious freedom of citizens. Places of Worship Confiscated with Little CompensationWednesday, June 24th, 200912 years after it legally bought its worship building in the capital Dushanbe, members of the Grace Sunmin Protestant Church have until 1 July to remove the extensions they added to the building and vacate it. Muslims and Protestants are the Latest Official TargetsSaturday, June 13th, 2009Attacks on the property of religious communities continue, with the Protestant Grace Sunmin Church in the capital Dushanbe having lost its legal battle to stop the authorities evicting it from its own church building. Church Struggling to Retain its BuildingMonday, May 11th, 2009Christians and others have not been able to gain registration from the government under restrictive laws, and are fighting for the very property they have. Church Given 10 Days to Leave BuildingFriday, April 3rd, 2009The highly restrictive new Religion Law has now come into force. President signs repressive Religion LawSaturday, March 28th, 2009While this new law seems to be focused on restricting Muslim worship, it will just as well limit the religious activities of every other religious group. Religious Intolerance Persists In Central Asia, Despite What Constitutions SayFriday, March 13th, 2009This article gives a good overview of the religious freedom restrictions in Central Asia, which make being a Christian very difficult there. “No rights to organise prayers”Thursday, January 22nd, 2009Tajikistan is continuing to close down places of worship in the capital Dushanbe. Churches under threat in TajikistanSaturday, January 3rd, 2009The authorities of Tajikistan are enacting legislation that restricts freedom of religion in the country. Christians are affected by the new legislation. Restrictive President-backed Religion Law reaches ParliamentFriday, December 19th, 2008Many Christians would be placed "outside the framework of the law." Central Asia: Kyrgyz Draft Law, Like Others in Region, Will Restrict Freedom of ReligionThursday, November 20th, 2008The former Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan is passing a law that restricts freedom of religion by making it difficult for religious groups to be registered and to share their faith with others. It is high time that the United States exerts pressure on Kyrgyzstan so that the freedom of religion is respected in that country. Tajikistan: Confiscation and destruction of religious property “with undue cause”?Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Authorities in the former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan are illegally demolishing churches in clear violation of the freedom of religion in the country. Tajikistan Protestant Church Threatened With Destruction Amid Crackdown Across Former Soviet UnionMonday, June 30th, 2008The authorities of the former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan have stepped up their attacks against Christians and are planning to demolish a Protestant church. |
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