E/CN.4/1997/91 page 5 (v) (vi) (vii) (g) religion: Darul Arqam: Mormons: Indonesia; Ukraine; Navajos (Dine) and Apaches: United States of America; All religions and religious groups except the official or State Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, Israel, Maldives. 18. In the analysis of the communications by topic, six categories of violations may be identified. 19. The first category concerns violations of the principle of non-discrimination with regard to religion or belief. (a) It includes allegations of discriminatory policies and/or laws and regulations concerning religion and belief: (i) (ii) In Saudi Arabia, those said to be affected are Christians and Shiites; In Brunei Darussalam and Maldives, non-Muslims are allegedly discriminated against through the legislation; (iii) In the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the United Arab Emirates, the authorities are said to be applying a discriminatory policy against Christians; (iv) In Israel, Christians and Muslims are reportedly subject to a similar policy; (v) In Eritrea, the Jehovah's Witnesses are also alleged to have suffered discrimination for expressing their religious beliefs; (b) A violation of the principle of non-discrimination is found in Bulgaria's alleged refusal to grant official recognition to religious groups such as the Bulgarian Evangelical Alliance, most Christian missions, independent churches and theological institutes; (c) There are said to be bans on certain religious communities, such as the Jehovah's Witnesses, the Baha'is and Darul Arqam in Indonesia; the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Unification Church are also reportedly prohibited in Malaysia and Singapore; (d) A communication was sent to the United Kingdom authorities concerning the publication of articles in the press conveying a negative and discriminatory image of Muslims. Violations of the principle of non-discrimination are also to be found indirectly in the five other categories of violations.