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The regime of President Emomali Rahmon tightly controls nearly all aspects of religious life in Tajikistan. The government consistently uses arbitrary extremism charges against religious minorities, particularly targeting Muslims who deviate from the…
Religious freedom conditions in Turkmenistan remain terrible as the government holds tight control over the religious sphere, criminalizing and viewing all independent religious activity with profound suspicion and backing that distrust with a large…
Religious freedom conditions in Uzbekistan continue to deteriorate as the government retreats from previous reforms. Authorities have increasingly invoked an expanding and restrictive legal framework to target Muslims who deviate from the state’s…
Religious freedom in Vietnam remains poor as the government regulates and controls religious affairs through state-sponsored organizations. Authorities routinely detain, arrest, imprison, and torture religious freedom advocates and members of…
Religious freedom conditions in Azerbaijan are poor. Authorities detain Shi’a Muslims whose religious practice falls outside the government's preferred interpretation of Islam, and they reportedly subject detainees to mistreatment. Azerbaijan’s religion…
The Cuban government’s legal framework for controlling religious activity extends state authority over virtually all worship and practice, and religious leaders and communities continually face threats and harassment. The government criminalizes and…
The Indian government tolerates and perpetrates widespread harassment and violence against religious minorities at the national and state level. The BJP-led government has introduced and enforced discriminatory legislation that disenfranchises religious…
Indonesia’s religious freedom conditions are poor. Despite constitutional FoRB protections, the Criminal Code and other laws restrict worship, targeting religious minorities such as Protestants, Catholics, Ahmadiyyah Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and…
Religious freedom conditions in Kazakhstan are poor for all religious communities, particularly Muslims who deviate from the state’s preferred interpretation of Islam. Authorities arbitrarily enforce vague and often onerous provisions of the 2011…
Religious freedom conditions in Russia are particularly severe as the government criminalizes the activities of multiple peaceful religious groups, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, often labeling such organizations as “terrorist,” “extremist,” or “…