E/CN.4/2003/66 page 5 A. Report on communications sent by the Special Rapporteur and replies received from States since the issuance of the report submitted to the Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-eighth session 7. Since the publication of the most recent report (E/CN.4/2002/73), 37 communications (including three urgent appeals addressed to China and Nigeria, respectively) have been sent to 24 States: Azerbaijan (2), Bangladesh, China (4), Egypt, Eritrea, Georgia (2), India (2), Indonesia (2), Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Jordan, Myanmar (2), Nigeria (2), Pakistan (4), Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Saudi Arabia (3), Singapore, Sudan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United States of America, Yugoslavia and Zimbabwe. 8. The Special Rapporteur has received replies from seven States: Bangladesh, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Republic of Korea and Singapore. 9. In accordance with his methods of work and the rules governing his mandate, the Special Rapporteur wishes to clarify that the communications sent within the past two months are not covered in the present report, since the time limit for answers from the States concerned has not expired, and, of course, when the State concerned has not replied. 10. In order to avoid repeating information contained in previously distributed documents, the Special Rapporteur will confine himself to referring to the interim report submitted to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session (A/57/274). However, for replies received after 30 June 2002, a brief summary of the communication will be provided in some cases and ample extracts from the replies reproduced. 11. The Special Rapporteur wishes to point out that the communications discussed below do not account for all incidents or governmental actions in all parts of the world inconsistent with the provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. Saudi Arabia 12. For the communications sent and the replies received, see paragraphs 7 to 13 of the above-mentioned report. Azerbaijan 13. The Special Rapporteur has sent two communications to Azerbaijan. The first is summarized in paragraphs 14 to 16 of the above-mentioned report, together with the reply. The second relates to the following incidents. 14. On 9 June 2002, an Adventist family, Pastor Vahid Nagiev, his wife and their four children were allegedly deported from Nakhichevan to Baku by a number of policemen, including the chief of police of Nakhichevan. The police produced no order in writing and