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09.08.2006 11:54 msk Kyrgyzstan Religious life
At least 5,000 people turned up at the funeral of the prominent theologian Muhammadrafik Kamalov killed in a joint Kyrgyz-Uzbek counter-terrorism operation on August 6. The service for the dead began at Kamalov's home in Qorasuv, a city in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, at 7 p.m. on August 7.
15.06.2006 10:44 msk Religious life
IS THERE A PLACE FOR THE AKHMADIANS UNDER THE KAZAKH SUN?
01.06.2006 21:34 msk Religious life
Uzbek human rights activists report arrests of believers in the Tashkent region (Chinaz, Yangiyul, and Zangiatin districts) these last two months. Law enforcement agencies suspect them of being Hizb-ut-Takhrir activists. More than a hundred have already been arrested in Uzbekistan on charges of terr
30.05.2006 00:31 msk Religious life
Muhammadrafik Kamalov, imam of the mosque in Qorasuv in southern Kyrgyzstan, was arrested by the National Security Service and released twenty-four hours later, on Thursday night, after the believers' protests.
22.05.2006 10:55 msk Religious life
Ferghana.Ru's piece "Secondary Schools In Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan, Tackle Problems With Moslem Traditional Clothing" (March 17, 2006) gave an account of the problem. Ferghana.Ru correspondent in the region reports elevation of the conflict between Moslems and state officials elevating to a new level.
16.05.2006 08:37 msk Religious life
A source in Uzbek security structures says that the son of the famous theologian Abduvali-kori Mirzayev was arrested in Andijan on May 14. Abdulkuddus Mirzayev, 30, is a businessman. No particulars of detention are known at this point.
16.05.2006 08:36 msk Religious life
A team of officers of the National Security Service and Interior Ministry of Uzbekistan broke into the apartment of Akhmed Nazarov on May 14. Trying to escape, the leader of the Urgench Protestant community jumped out the window and hurt both legs.
11.05.2006 20:49 msk Religious life
Muhammadrafik-kori Kamalov is one of most prominent religious leaders of Kyrgyzstan and imam of the mosque in Qorasuv for over 22 years. The mosque in question is one of the largest in Kyrgyzstan - 6,000 believers simultaneously pray there Fridays. Imam Kamalov is a relative of two other religious l
26.04.2006 17:06 msk China Religious life
"Celil's home in Burlington is full of voices - voices of his friends, wife, and children. Only one voice is missing, his own," the article in The Toronto Star yesterday began. The material describes the saga of Huseyincan Celil, citizen of Canada, arrested in Uzbekistan. [Ferghana.Ru gave a thoroug
14.04.2006 15:02 msk Religious life
The Karasai District Court of the Alma-Ata region ruled to confiscate 50 hectares of land where Krishna believers had lived and earned their bread until now. The largest community of Krishna believers in Central Asia is without homes now as the land is to be turned over to the district administratio
14.04.2006 10:31 msk Religious life
Internet sources report 22 arrests but Andrea Berg who represents Human Rights Watch in Tashkent claims to have verified information on 18. All arrestees are charged under Article 242-2 of the Criminal Code (organization of, leadership in, involvement with religious extremist, separatist, fundamenta
08.04.2006 21:16 msk Religious life
No information on the draft law is available at this point. It is only known that its endorsement by the national parliament will outlaw meetings of the religious communities lacking official registration. The draft law bans missionary work and "conversion of believers" or Proselytism.
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