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while in Brunei Darussalam the importation of such material is forbidden. In
Nigeria, the broadcasting of religious programmes and listening to religious
cassettes are reportedly prohibited by decree and punishable by imprisonment.
In Mauritania, Christians have allegedly been harassed or even arrested for
distributing Christian literature outside their community;
(e)
In Brunei Darussalam, the authorities are said to have imposed
restrictions on the teaching of the history of religions and other subjects
related to religion in non-Muslim educational institutions, and to require
that Islam be taught there. In Armenia, permission for a teacher to give
religious instruction is reportedly dependent on the approval of the national
Orthodox Church;
(f)
In Afghanistan, non-Muslims are allegedly unable to practise their
religion freely and Muslims are said to be forced to attend Friday prayers at
the mosque. In Kuwait and Qatar, according to allegations based on several
sources, non-Muslims have to restrict the practice of their religion to the
confines of their homes.
64.
The fifth category concerns violations of the freedom to dispose of
religious property:
In Brunei Darussalam, the authorities are said to have refused
permission to build, enlarge or renovate non-Muslim places of worship. In
Kuwait, according to allegations from more than one source, members of
religions not recognized in the Koran, such as Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists,
are not allowed to build places of worship. In Pakistan, a court allegedly
transferred ownership of an Ahmadi place of worship to non-Ahmadis, while in
Myanmar construction of a church was stopped by the authorities despite the
fact that a building permit had been obtained. In Greece, a Muslim religious
leader was reportedly taken to court and then released after being accused of
illegally building a mosque. In Azerbaijan, Christians were reportedly
expelled from the premises where they were engaging in their religious
activities. In Georgia and Azerbaijan, Armenian Orthodox churches are said to
have been closed. In Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation, religious
minorities are reportedly having difficulty renting rooms for use as places of
worship. In one city in Bulgaria, Jehovah's Witnesses are apparently
forbidden to rent buildings. In Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Nepal, places
of worship are said to have been attacked and even destroyed. In Yugoslavia,
in Zemum (district of Belgrade), a Jewish cemetery was reportedly desecrated
and a publicly-owned synagogue rented out and rebuilt even though it was a
protected historic building. In Pakistan, in Karachi, peaceful demonstrations
by Christians protesting against the destruction of Christian properties,
including churches, were allegedly broken up by the police. In Romania and
Georgia, the problem of restitution of goods and religious properties
confiscated under the former regime has been raised.
(a)
In Turkey, a municipality reportedly decided to expropriate part
of a Christian cemetery in order to widen a road despite opposition by a
Christian church. Some graves were apparently desecrated during that
operation;
(b)
In the Sudan, Christian schools have reportedly been bulldozed;