Lithuania: Information from 1995 to present on the Doukhobors, including their treatment and religious practices, whether any of them have been physically assaulted or murdered, and on the availability and effectiveness of state protection for them
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LTU28030.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Lithuania: Information from 1995 to present on the Doukhobors, including their treatment and religious practices, whether any of them have been physically assaulted or murdered, and on the availability and effectiveness of state protection for them, 1 October 1997, LTU28030.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaae53.html [accessed 17 May 2023] |
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Information on the treatment of Doukhobors in Lithuania could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. For information on Doukhobor religious practices, but without a reference to Lithuania, please consult the attachments.
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.
Attachments
Ryan Androsoff. [n.d]. Doukhobor Home Page: Toil and Peaceful Life. [Internet] [Accessed 30 Oct. 1997]
Ryan Androsoff [n.d]. Bread, Salt and Water. [Internet] [Accessed 30 Oct. 1997]
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report. Yearly.
The Baltic Times [Riga]. Weekly.
CSCE Digest [Washington]. Monthly.
Electronic sources: IRB databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD (UNHCR database), World News Connection (WNC).
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
Resource Centre country file on Lithuania.
Transition [Prague]. Twice monthly.
Uncaptive Minds [Washington]. Quarterly.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.
