Bulgaria: Information on the freedom of religion of members of the Evangelical Protestant Church, with specific reference to the Pentecostal Church (1989-1991)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGR8546 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bulgaria: Information on the freedom of religion of members of the Evangelical Protestant Church, with specific reference to the Pentecostal Church (1989-1991), 1 May 1991, BGR8546, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1968.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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Please find attached several articles on the practice of religion in Bulgaria under the Zhivkov government and at present. One of these articles, "Religious Repression in Bulgaria" (Freedom at Issue Sept./Oct. 1987), refers to the Pentecostalists. The rest of the articles, including an excerpt from the IRB's recent paper Bulgaria: The Impact of Reform (May 1991), provide general information on this topic. For additional information, please consult the relevant sections of the U.S. Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, and the IRB's Bulgaria: Selected Issues and Recent Developments (March 1990) available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
Bibliography
Freedom at Issue. September-October 1987, No. 98. Broun, Janice A. "Religious Repression in Bulgaria."
IRB Documentation Centre. March 1990. Bulgaria: Selected Issues and Recent Developments.
U.S. Department of State. Annual. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Attachments
Freedom at Issue. September-October 1987, No. 98. Broun, Janice A. "Religious Repression in Bulgaria."
Helsinki Watch. May 1989. News from Helsinki Watch. Excerpt from "News from Bulgaria May 1989."
Helsinki Watch. November 1986. Excerpt from Violations of the Helsinki Accords: Bulgaria.
IRB Documentation Centre. May 1991. Excerpt from Bulgaria: The Impact of Reform.
IRB Documentation Centre. 29 January 1991. Response to Information Request BGR7667.
IRB Documentation Centre, Ottawa. 28 December 1990. Response to Information Request BGR7520.
Radio Free Europe. 14 April 1989. Research. Ashley, Stephen. "An Independent Committee on Religious Freedom Founded".
