E/CN.4/1995/91 page 20 fundamentalist party Jamaat-e-Islam’s daily newspaper Sangram allegedly reported that members of ’Towhidi Jagrata Janata’ (’Rising Faithful’) had warned that they would kill Mrs. Nasrin if they found her. Members of the Nationalist Party of Bangladesh are also said to have called for punishment of the writer. According to some reports, the chief of the Motijheel police station in Dhaka filed a complaint against Mrs. Nasrin on behalf of the State under section 295 A of the Criminal Code, which provides for a maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment and a fine for ’deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage the religious feelings of any class or citizen by insulting its religious beliefs’. As a result, the Metropolitan Magistrate reportedly issued an arrest warrant. According to the information received, Ms. Nasrin, fearing persecution by religious extremists, was allegedly obliged to go abroad." Benin In a communication dated 18 August 1994, the Special Rapporteur transmitted the following information to the Government of Benin: "The Special Rapporteur has been informed that it has allegedly been officially decided to suspend for three months the activities of a Christian group accused of disturbing public order. An order of 21 May 1993 apparently stated that the Union of the Rebirth of Men of Christ was responsible for ’doubtful practices’ threatening the peace and safety of the population. The members of the religious group were allegedly accused of destroying voodoo temples." Belarus In a communication dated 21 October 1994 addressed to the Government of Belarus, the Special Rapporteur transmitted the following comments: "The Special Rapporteur has received information stating that the religious organization called the ’International Society for Krishna Consciousness’ of Minsk Centre is being subjected to acts of religious intolerance intended to restrict its activities. In particular, the Krishna Society is said to have been refused a site for its annual festival. It is also alleged that printers in Minsk have refused to print its publications and that the media present a negative image of the Society and do not provide any opportunity for it to exercise its right of reply. Many other religious associations are apparently being denied registration by the authorities. About 50 Protestant organizations are reportedly concerned and Catholic priests from Poland are not being authorized to preach on the grounds that they are not nationals."