Tajikistan: Update to Response to Information Request TJT17813.E of 5 July 1994 on the situation of Jews in Tajikistan
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TJT21198.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Tajikistan: Update to Response to Information Request TJT17813.E of 5 July 1994 on the situation of Jews in Tajikistan, 1 July 1995, TJT21198.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab2438.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1994, which is available in Regional Documentation Centres, states that "Church and state are separate in Tajikistan, and neither the law nor the Government place restrictions on religious worship" (1995, 988).
According to an 8 August 1994 Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) memorandum on Tajikistan, Dushanbe,
[f]amilies reported frequent distribution of anti-Semitic leaflets by the Islamic Party of Revival. Refusals of demands for money from criminal elements have resulted in vandalism and numerous robberies of Jewish households, particularly of those who are in the process of emigrating. The refugees considered the police either unable or unwilling to deal with the situation (4).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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.
References
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1994. 1995. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), New York. 8 August 1994. Memorandum from Executive Vice President and Director Overseas Operations.
Attachment
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), New York. 8 August 1994. Memorandum from Executive Vice President and Director Overseas Operations, p. 1, 4.
