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conversion; second, in April 2003, a young Dalit girl from Parwasa, Madhya Pradesh, was
allegedly thrown into a well by three men for praying in a temple; and, lastly, on 30 May 2003,
members of a higher caste allegedly tried to stop a group of Mahasangh Dalits from entering a
temple in the town of Hitni, Maharashtra, by throwing stones at them and blocking the roads.
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
61.
The first communication is dealt with in paragraphs 58 to 61 of the interim report.
62.
The second communication concerns reports that on 7, 9 and 10 August 2003 the
Jam-e-Jam newspaper published three defamatory and insulting articles about the Baha’i
community, inter alia by branding Baha’is as terrorists and foreign agents.
Israel
63.
See paragraphs 62 to 65 of the interim report.
Kazakhstan
64.
See paragraphs 66 to 70 of the interim report.
Kyrgyzstan
65.
See paragraphs 71 to 73 of the interim report.
Latvia
66.
The Government is apparently considering striking a clause from the law on religions that
prohibits the registration of more than one association from the same denomination. This move
appears to have the support of several religious minorities, including the Autonomous True
Orthodox Church, but the metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church in Riga is said to be
against it because it would allow other Orthodox churches to register.
67.
In addition, it is reported that on 28 August 2003, after two months of threats, the
archbishop of the Autonomous True Orthodox Church in Daugavpils was injured in an arson
attack on his cathedral and that the police did not take the appropriate security measures after
the event.
Morocco
68.
See paragraph 74 of the interim report.
Myanmar
69.
See paragraphs 77 to 79 of the interim report.