A/HRC/7/10/Add.1 page 60 253. Mr. Kalataevsky had been expelled from his country in 2001 for inciting “religious unrest” since he had organized prayer groups and religious meetings for an unregistered Baptist group. After being released with no money or food across the border in Kazakhstan he allegedly had no option but to return to Turkmenistan. On 12 March 2007, while Mr. Kalataevsky and his wife were trying to regularize his status in his native town of Turkmenbashi (formerly Krasnovodsk), he was arrested by secret police of the Ministry of State Security (MSS). Mr. Kalataevsky has been held since 17 March 2007 in temporary isolation cells in the town of Balkanabad (formerly Nebit-Dag) near Turkmenbashi while the regional MSS secret police continued their investigations. In June 2007 he has been moved to a harsher labour camp in Seydi. The camp is 1,200 kilometres away from his family home, and armed guards with machine guns denied the family the opportunity to see him during the transit. Observations 254. The Special Rapporteur regrets that she has not received a reply from the Government concerning the above mentioned allegation. However, she is grateful that the Government has extended an invitation to visit Turkmenistan and she intends to address the issues involved in her country report. Turkey Communication sent on 27 April 2007 jointly with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression 255. The Special Rapporteurs brought to the attention of the Government information they had received regarding three Christian employees of the Zirve publishing house who distributed bibles in Malatya, a city in eastern Anatolia, and who on 18 April 2007 were found dead with their throats slit and their hands and legs bound. Allegedly, one man was still alive when found, was taken to the hospital but died later. Reportedly, one of the victims was the director of the publishing house. According to the information received, the Zirve publishing house prints bibles and Christian literature. Its employees had reportedly been the target of threats and a demonstration by nationalists accusing them of proselytism. Concern is expressed that these killings may be in connection with their freedom of expression and freedom of religion or belief. Response from the Government dated 25 June 2007 256. The Government indicated that the incident has prompted a great reaction in all segments of the society in Turkey. The perpetrators of this crime were captured and brought to justice soon after the incident. Freedom of religious belief and conscience is firmly safeguarded by the Turkish Constitution and the relevant legislation. Equality before the law and the prohibition of all forms of discrimination are enshrined as fundamental principles of the Republic in the Turkish Constitution. The religious rights of non-Muslim citizens are further protected in accordance with the Lausanne Peace Treaty. There are more than 300 places of worship belonging to non-Muslim communities, including 53 churches run by foreigners residing in Turkey. As of December 2006, 122 foreign clergymen have been registered with working permit to serve in places of worship. 257. The Government informed that the dissemination of religious beliefs is not prohibited under Turkish Law, contrary to the suggestions made in connection with the last incident. Indeed,