E/CN.4/1988/45 page 5 seminaries have allegedly been expelled and national centres for the training of catechism teachers shut down. Many church buildings have allegedly been expropriated and the clergymen occupying them expelled. According to the information received, monks are allegedly being subjected to discriminatory measures, such as the non-renewal of visas for many missionaries and the refusal of permission for bishops to travel abroad. Religion classes have reportedly been abolished in all primary and secondary schools and Catholic secondary schools have been nationalized." Islamic Republic of Iran "It has been alleged that, since 1979, all the Baha'i holy places and religious sites have been confiscated by the authorities. According to a decree of August 1983, the Baha'is have reportedly been deprived of institutions necessary for the proper practice of their religion and the maintenance of the social, educational and humanitarian activities of their community, as well as permission to hold public meetings, to express their faith openly or to publish religious literature. Since 1983, the teaching of the Baha'i faith has reportedly been declared a criminal offence. Efforts have allegedly been made by the authorities to force all Iranian Baha'is to recant their faith. A number of Baha'is have allegedly been arrested, tortured and executed on religious grounds. According to information dated April 1987, 193 Baha'is have reportedly been killed in the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1978, and 15 others have disappeared without trace and are presumed dead. Discrimination based on religious grounds allegedly occurs in various instances against Baha'is. Baha'i children are allegedly denied admission to the State school system unless they formally convert to Islam or one of the other officially recognized religions. Since July 1982, all Baha'is employed by the Government have reportedly been dismissed. Payment of money from public funds to Baha'is has reportedly been declared prohibited. In 1985, summonses were allegedly issued against former Baha'i civil servants, demanding repayment of the salaries they had been paid as officials. According to various court rulings, Baha'is have reportedly been denied justice and legal protection. Discrimination has also allegedly been practised in health services which in some instances have been denied to Baha'is. Since the 1983 ban on all Baha'i administrative and community activities, classes where Baha'i children used to receive religious instruction have allegedly been prohibited. Some Baha'i children have allegedly been kidnapped and placed in Muslim homes where they could be compelled to embrace Islam." Pakistan "Members of the Ahmadiyya Community have allegedly been forbidden, in accordance with Ordinance XX promulgated as a Presidential Decree on 26 April 1984, to profess their fundamental Article of Faith, the Kalima; to call their members to daily prayer in the manner in which they believe; and to designate their places of worship as mosques. It has been alleged that during the past years a number of Ahmadis have been killed or wounded in incidents of a religious nature. More than 50 have allegedly been sentenced