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9 April 2021
Felix Corley, Forum 18
Courts fined at least 17 people in 2021 for distributing religious literature, texts, videos, audio and items in places and ways the regime declares illegal under its compulsory religious censorship. Most fines were of three weeks average wages. People don t have the right to distribute religious materials in any form whatsoever, whether text, video or audio, insists Kayrulla Kushkaliyev of Atyrau s Religious Affairs Department – which brought six prosecutions. The UN Human Rights Committee found an import ban on ten Jehovah s Witness publications violated Polat Bekzhan s rights.
Courts have fined at least 17 people in the first three months of 2021 for distributing religious literature, texts, videos, audio and religious items in places and ways the regime declares to be illegal under its compulsory religious censorship. Only one of the individuals, Council of Churches Baptist Nikolai Novikov – who was offering religious literature for f
2 February 2021
Felix Corley, Forum 18
In 134 known administrative prosecutions in 2020, 114 individuals (one twice), three charities and one company were punished for worship meetings, offering religious literature and items (including online), sharing or teaching faith, posting religious material online, or praying in mosques. At least 14 fines were imposed in January 2021. Deputy Chair Anuar Khatiyev of the regime s Religious Affairs Committee refused to discuss why individuals should face prosecution and punishment for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief.
Kazakhstan s authorities are known to have brought at least 134 administrative prosecutions in 2020 to punish 129 individuals (one twice), three charities and one company for their exercise of freedom of religion or belief. Of these, 119 ended with convictions, with 114 individuals (one twice), three charities, and one commercial company being punished. Almost all of the punishments included fines. However