A/52/477 English Page 10 (v) (vi) In Iraq, a young Christian woman was reportedly forced to marry a Muslim and convert to Islam; In Myanmar, there are reports that the army has tried to conduct campaigns to convert Christians in the state of Chin to Buddhism. In one monastery, children are said to have been forced to repeat Buddhist prayers every day and some parents are said to have been paid sums of money in exchange; (c) The fourth category concerns violations of the freedom to manifest one's religion or belief: (i) In Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Russian Federation, Turkey and Uzbekistan, there are allegations that the authorities have imposed controls on or interfered illegally with the religious activities of all or certain religious groups or religious communities; (ii) In Georgia and Romania, the national Orthodox Church is said to have tried to restrict the activities of other religions and religious groups and religious communities; (iii) In Brunei Darussalam, the Comoros, Kuwait, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Somalia and Yemen, proselytizing by non-Muslims aimed at Muslims is said to be forbidden. In Azerbaijan, there is reportedly a law forbidding all forms of proselytizing by non-nationals. In Bulgaria, Jehovah's Witnesses are said to have been expelled, arrested, detained, mistreated or convicted because of their proselytizing work; (iv) In Kuwait, Oman, Uzbekistan and Yemen, the publication of non-Muslim religious material is said to be prohibited, while the importation of such material is forbidden in Brunei Darussalam. In Nigeria, the broadcasting of religious programmes and listening to religious cassettes are said to be prohibited and punishable by imprisonment. In Mauritania, Christians have allegedly been harassed or even arrested for distributing Christian literature outside of their community; (v) (vi) 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 provide religious instruction is said to depend on the approval of the national Orthodox Church; In Afghanistan, non-Muslims are allegedly unable to practise their religion freely and Muslims are said to be forced to attend Friday prayer at the mosque. In Qatar and Kuwait, non-Muslims reportedly have to restrict the practice of their religion to the confines of their own homes. /...

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