Refworld | Nepal: What is the potential, in light of the post-31 January 2005 crackdown on human rights demonstrations and reporting, for the forces of the king to view members of foreign-based evangelical churches with suspicion along lines of IMPUTED POLITICAL OPINION? The question is about the king (in addition to the Maoists) viewing membership of foreign-based churches as a politically-sensitive issue rather than simply one of religion or conscience. It is understood that it may be too early to expect there to be much "evidence" of such a reaction

Title	Nepal: What is the potential, in light of the post-31 January 2005 crackdown on human rights demonstrations and reporting, for the forces of the king to view members of foreign-based evangelical churches with suspicion along lines of IMPUTED POLITICAL OPINION? The question is about the king (in addition to the Maoists) viewing membership of foreign-based churches as a politically-sensitive issue rather than simply one of religion or conscience. It is understood that it may be too early to expect there to be much "evidence" of such a reaction
Publisher	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal
Publication Date	7 March 2005
Country	Nepal
Topics	Christian \| Evangelical \| Persecution based on political opinion \| State of emergency
Citation / Document Symbol	NPL17207
Cite as	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal, Nepal: What is the potential, in light of the post-31 January 2005 crackdown on human rights demonstrations and reporting, for the forces of the king to view members of foreign-based evangelical churches with suspicion along lines of IMPUTED POLITICAL OPINION? The question is about the king (in addition to the Maoists) viewing membership of foreign-based churches as a politically-sensitive issue rather than simply one of religion or conscience. It is understood that it may be too early to expect there to be much "evidence" of such a reaction, 7 March 2005, NPL17207, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4b6fe2bc0.html [accessed 31 May 2023]
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