A/HRC/4/21/Add.1 page 66 rights norms and to the mandate practice concerning “Registration” (see above para. 1, category I. 3. h). In this regard, the Special Rapporteur wishes to emphasize that the right to freedom of religion is not limited to members of registered religious communities. As she noted in her 2005 report to the Commission on Human Rights, “registration should not be compulsory, i.e. it should not be a precondition for practicing one’s religion, but only for the acquisition of a legal personality and related benefits” (E/CN.4/2005/61, para. 58). Somalia Communication sent on 14 July 2006 277. The Special Rapporteur had received information that on 7 July 2006, Sheikh Abdalla Ali, who runs a sharia court in Mogadishu, allegedly declared: “Who does not perform prayer will be considered as infidel and our sharia law orders that person to be killed.” On the same day, militiamen allegedly broke up a wedding celebration because a band was playing and women and men were socializing together. The fighters reportedly beat band members with electric cables and confiscated their equipment. Three days earlier, militiamen in central Somalia shot and killed two people at the screening of a World Cup soccer broadcast banned because it violated the fighters’ interpretation of Islamic law. Observations 278. The Special Rapporteur notes that she has not received a reply from the Government and she hopes that the situation in the country will improve. She would like to take the opportunity to remind the Government of article 18(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which provides that “[n]o one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice.” Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur would like to refer to her framework for communications, more specifically to the international human rights norms and to the mandate practice concerning “Freedom from coercion” (see above para. 1, category I. 2). Tajikistan Urgent appeal sent on 1 March 2006 279. The Special Rapporteur received information regarding the destruction of a synagogue in Dushanbe. According to the information received, on 7 February 2006, the authorities in Dushanbe began the demolition of the city’s only synagogue, which is also the only functioning synagogue in the country. The authorities have offered the congregation a plot of land on the edge of Dushanbe to build a new synagogue. However, they have not provided any compensation and the congregation do not have the funds to build a new Synagogue. According to the information received, one member of the congregation tried to film the demolition until city officials threatened to break the camera if he did not stop filming. The synagogue was earmarked for demolition more than two years ago, under plans for construction of a “Palace of Nations”, which will be the new residence of the Tajik President. In May 2003, the Jewish community received a letter from the authorities ordering them to vacate the synagogue building by July 2003.