E/CN.4/1998/6 page 16 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;

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