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16.
In order to avoid repeating information contained in previously issued documents, this
report simply refers the reader to the interim report submitted to the General Assembly at its
fifty-eighth session (A/58/296).
17.
The Special Rapporteur wishes to point out that the communications mentioned below
do not account for all incidents or government measures in all parts of the world that are
incompatible with the provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of
Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief.
Afghanistan
18.
See paragraphs 6 and 7 of the interim report to the General Assembly.
Saudi Arabia
19.
See paragraph 8 of the interim report.
20.
In a letter dated 8 August 2003, the Government informed the Special Rapporteur that the
Yemeni citizen in question had not been sentenced to death, but to two years’ imprisonment “on
the basis of the charges brought against him”.
Armenia
21.
The first communication is dealt with in paragraphs 9 to 15 of the interim report.
22.
The second concerns reports that 10 Jehovah’s Witnesses were given prison
sentences under article 327, paragraph 1, of the new Criminal Code, which entered into
force on 1 August 2003, for failure to do their military service.
Azerbaijan
23.
The first communication is dealt with in paragraphs 16 and 17 of the interim report.
24.
The second concerns reports that the leader of the Catholic community in Azerbaijan was
warned by the authorities responsible for religious affairs that he was producing “illegal religious
propaganda”, an offence punishable with expulsion.
Bangladesh
25.
See paragraphs 18 to 22 of the interim report.
Belarus
26.
The first two communications are dealt with in paragraphs 23 to 25 of the interim report.
27.
In a letter dated 4 August 2003, the Government replied that the restrictions on the
exercise of the freedom of religion or belief that are set out in the Constitution, which prohibits
“any activity by religious organizations … that is directed against the sovereignty of the