Kazakhstan: Whether there are nationalist groups in Kazakhstan; whether they target minority religions, in particular, Pentecostals (1992-2003)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 22 January 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | KKT40464.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Kazakhstan: Whether there are nationalist groups in Kazakhstan; whether they target minority religions, in particular, Pentecostals (1992-2003), 22 January 2003, KKT40464.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4dbd23.html [accessed 14 October 2022] |
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Information on nationalist groups further to that provided in KKT34447.E of 17 May 2000, KKT34446.E of 16 May 2000, KKT22376.E of 17 January 1996, and KKT20456.E of 27 April 1995 was scarce among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
According to a socio-political overview of Kazakhstan covering developments from 1993 to 1998, President Nazarbayev banned demonstrations by nationalist groups and though he has permitted free speech and the freedom of assembly, he has denied it to "Russian Cossacks who have called for Russia's annexation of northern Kazakhstan and Kazakh extremists who have called for the expulsion of all non-Muslims from Kazakhstan" (Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99).
Moreover, a 31 October 2002 article in the Economist maintains that "nationalist movements have only modest support" in Kazakhstan and extremist Russian and Cossack groups "have been crushed".
No additional information on whether nationalist groups target minority religions, in particular, Pentecostals, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
The Economist. 31 October 2002. "Political Forces: Parties Are for the Most Part Presidential Creations." Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99. 1999. "Kazakhstan." Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
Internet sites, including:
Amnesty International
BBC Monitoring
Central Asia and the Caucasus, Center for Social and Political Studies (Sweden)
Central Asia Mirror
EurasiaNet
Human Rights Watch
NewsTrove.com
Radio Free Europe
UNESCO
World News Connection
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