Dr. Ahmed Shaheed issued an exhaustive report outlining 12 areas needing reform. Soviet rule had immense implications on religious life. Tashkent needs clear goals for a Human Rights Council term. At independence, Kazakhstan shared with the successor states to the Soviet Union the challenge of replacing Soviet atheism with new state approaches to religion. Cox), Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan, Poll shows Uzbeks, like neighbors, growing leery of Chinese investments, Kazakhstan: Avian flu kills nearly 1 million poultry, Kazakhstan: Parliamentary elections scheduled for January 10, Uzbekistan overcomes revolution jitters to embrace Kyrgyz leadership, Azerbaijanis oppose negotiations as they advance on frontline. The new law sets what critics see as a much higher bar for religious groups on membership requirements, calling for minimum membership of 5,000 nationally, 500 regionally, and 50 locally. Critics believe disproportionate police efforts are being directed against religious communities with no known extremist agenda, and worry that punitive measures will push some pious Muslims underground. By David Gordon* I’d like to continue the discussion of Scott Sehon’s article “No, the Nazis Were Not Socialists” that. Among other provisions, the bill calls for explicitly banning unregistered religious activity and would ban anyone from sharing his or her beliefs without both the written backing of a registered religious association as well as personal state registration as a missionary. While the clerical establishment rests firmly on Hanafi Sunni Islam, Kazakhstan developed … This makes the region stand out in the Muslim world, and is a source of pride for regional governments. Sign up for Eurasianet's free weekly newsletter. A more fruitful approach would be to accept the premises of the Kazakh model, and rather than take an antagonistic approach, work with Kazakh authorities to improve the country’s policies in the religious field. Even without the new law, official pressure on evangelical churches and other religious groups has been increasing. Astana is seeking “a completely controlled religious environment,” he added, “but history shows that it just doesn’t work like that.”. Astana divides religions into “traditional” (including Islam, Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, and Buddhism) and “non-traditional” — which includes a broad spectrum of smaller denominations, some with strong missionary elements, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baptists, Hare Krishnas, Ahmadi Muslims and Sufis. “Formally, under the law, there is freedom [of conscience], but in effect it is hard to exercise it in our realities,” said one young member of a Protestant church in Almaty (which did receive registration), speaking on condition of anonymity. Originally published at Eurasianet. Neither the Islamic State nor the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is going to apply for registration, no matter how low the barrier. They also contend the law contravenes Kazakhstan’s international commitments to uphold freedom of conscience. The Uzbek government welcomed advice from the United States on reform, and we built a productive partnership. November 12, 2012 July 28, 2017 Eurasianet 0 Comments. But will moderation last? Astana divides religions into “traditional” (including Islam, Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, and Buddhism) and “non-traditional” -- which includes a broad spectrum of smaller denominations, some with strong missionary elements, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baptists, Hare Krishnas, Ahmadi Muslims and Sufis. While religious conversions may cause friction at the family level, trying to block new ideas in our interconnected world is like trying to stop the wind. "It would, for the first time, explicitly ban unregistered religious activity. These are typically prosecuted under a provision in Kazakhstan’s criminal code that prohibits propagandizing the superiority of one religion over another. (Photo: Dean C.K. State media have published letters from religious leaders to Nazarbayev (who hosts regular congresses of clerics from around the world to promote interfaith dialogue and tolerance) hailing the reform and lauding Kazakhstan’s credentials as a haven of religious freedom. Today we have some good news concerning a similar bill in Kazakhstan. At a Protestant church in Astana in October, pastors were accused of driving a member insane, harboring extremist literature and giving worshippers a red drink containing “hallucinogenic ingredients inducing euphoria.” Worshippers deemed in breach of the law are usually fined. In recognition of these steps, in 2018, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo removed Uzbekistan from the “Country of Particular Concern” list and moved it to the Special Watch List, shifting the country from the black list of worst violators to the grey list of countries closely monitored by the United States. Religious law specialist Roman Podoprigora pointed out to Forum 18 that, under amendments to other laws brought in with the extremism law, Kazakhstan can now decide "to close religious communities on the basis of information from the relevant organs of odious regimes," such as North Korea. A narrow focus on the style of disinformation used in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign risks overlooking other potential threats. Kazakhstan normally requires all religious groups to register with the state and has, to some extent, respected the freedom of registered communities. Religious life in Kazakhstan features a glaring dichotomy these days. Kazakhstan’s model of secular governance did not adopt an American-style policy of neutrality toward religious communities. Saidov spoke about the importance of the state protecting the rights of believers to practice their faith and the rights of individuals not to believe. The legislation gave religious denominations and faith-based civic associations one year to re-register under stringent new criteria, or face closure.
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