13 February 2004 Tajikistan: Islamic party slams banned rival The Islamic opposition party in Tajikistan has spoken out against the radical Hizb-ut-Tahrir group, in a bid to stake out... Read more
13 February 2004 Kazakhstan: mosques resist pressure to join state-recognised central organisation Ethnic Uzbek Imams leading mosques in southern Kazakhstan have resisted state pressure to come under the 'Spiritual Administration of Muslims... Read more
31 January 2004 Sri Lanka: Buddhists on warpath Lord Buddha may have stood for peace and benevolence, but his disciples in Sri Lanka are an angry lot. Buddhist... Read more
30 January 2004 Sikh religious bodies appeal to France on turbans Sikh leaders and religious groups from Punjab have asked the French government to review a proposed law banning the wearing... Read more
09 January 2004 Nepalese to spread Osho’s gospel in India Fourteen years after godman Rajneesh aka Osho's death, a Nepalese disciple who spread the movement in this Himalayan kingdom plans... Read more
08 January 2004 Afghanistan: Shia make constitutional gains Shia Muslims, a significant minority in Afghanistan, made important gains in the new constitution passed Sunday at the end of... Read more
07 January 2004 Kyrygyzstan: religious freedom survey In its survey analysis of religious freedom in Kyrgyzstan, Forum 18 News Service notes that both registered and unregistered religious... Read more
18 December 2003 China: when will Beijing’s Orthodox have church? After today's funeral of Beijing's last Orthodox priest, it is still unknown when the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church will have... Read more
17 December 2003 India: VHP launches drive against Christian missionaries and conversions in Chhattisgarh Encouraged by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in the assembly poll, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has launched a... Read more
16 December 2003 India: the lost Jews of Mizoram "I am convinced the Mizos are Jews. There are lots of similarities between Israelis and Mizos," said Rabbi Hannock Avizedek,... Read more