A/54/386 able to resume. Concerning incidents between Christians and Hindus in the state of Gujarat, it was reported that these incidents had followed stone-throwing by young Christians reacting to provocative slogans chanted by Hindus participating in a rally. The authorities had made arrests and deployed security officers, and Peace Committees comprising members of all communities had been set up. Compensation had been paid for damaged property. Lastly, the Central Government has sent a mission to investigate on site. 90. Iran (Islamic Republic of). Mr. Jamal Hajipour and Mansour Mihrabi were arrested on charges of spying for foreign countries and acting against national security. In conformity with due process of law, they were tried by a competent court in Birjand. The court found them guilty of charges and in accordance with articles 498, 499, 508 and 510 of the penal code sentenced them to two years’ imprisonment. The verdict was confirmed by branch 8 of the Khorassan court of appeal. Later, after serving half of their term, they requested clemency and conditional release which was approved by the court of appeal of Khorassan. Consequently, Mr. Jamal Hajipur was released on 23 August 1998 and Mr. Mansur Mihrabi was released on 24 August 1998. 91. Mr. Daryoush Faez was attained on charges of active participation in an illegal institution. He was later released to parole in February 1999. Allegation of confiscation of his properties is categorically unfounded. The lawsuits against Messrs. Soheil Golkar, Enayat Mazlomi and Rezvan Ashraf were referred to the office of the Prosecutor and resulted in “writ of stay”. There are no legal records for Messrs. Riaz Eighanian, Kamran Mortezaei, Hootan Kasivi, Foad Sanaei, Rezvan Tavakoli, Rabi (Zabih) Fakhr Toosi, Misaq Laqaei, Khairollah Bakhshi, Aref Aqdasi (Aqdami), Naeim Khazeei, Mafkhari and Mrs. Faranak Eiqani. 92. Messrs. Abbas Koohbour, Peyman Ghadami, Ghodratollah Rafiei, Arash Kousary and Kambiz Moradi were detained on charges of conducting illegal activities on 29 September 1998 in Kermanshah Province and were subsequently released in less than 24 hours. 93. Malaysia (ibid., para. 72). Malaysia stated that eight persons had been detained not for having professed Shiism as the faith of their choice but because of their activities to spread Shiism, described by Malaysia as “a sect of Islam that is deviant to the mainstream of Islam in Malaysia”. It was emphasized that these activities undermined the religious harmony in Malaysia and could have led to animosity among the Malaysian Muslims professing the 14 Sunni faith. Concerning the conversion of a Muslim woman to Christianity, it was said that no threats had been made against her or her family and that the family had not lodged any complaint. 94. Sudan (ibid., para. 96). The authorities stated that the Khartoum Catholic Club had been closed on purely technical grounds connected with the city development project. It was added that the authorities were ready to allocate new locations for such establishments. 95. The Special Rapporteur has still not received replies to the communications sent in connection with the report to the fifty-fifth session of the Commission on Human Rights from the following 20 States: Albania, Angola, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Georgia, Ghana, India (communication concerning women), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mali, Mauritania, Pakistan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Spain, Sudan (communication concerning the disappearance of a convert), Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Yemen. D. Late reply/absence of reply to the communications transmitted for the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on Human Rights 96. Mozambique (see E/CN.4/1998/6). Mozambique explained that a dispute had arisen concerning the organization Arco Iris Ministries, which had been organizing religious activities during class hours. Following a procedure for settlement of this matter by the authorities and the head of the centre, Arco Iris Ministries had been informed that non-compulsory religious activities could take place during non-teaching time. 97. The analysis of the communications concerning the 1981 Declaration covers the violations identified in earlier reports — violations of the principles of nondiscrimination and tolerance in the areas of religion and belief, of freedom of thought, conscience and religion and belief, of freedom to express one’s religion or belief, of freedom to dispose of religious property, of the right to life, physical integrity and health, and women’s rights. The Special Rapporteur believes that it would even be appropriate to distinguish between threats to minorities in the area of religion and of belief. Because of the page limit for reports, the Special Rapporteur decided to make a detailed analysis within the framework of his conclusions.