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Kazakh government withdraws the claim for demolition of the only Krishna Temple in Kazakhstan
The Karasai district court informed the directors of the Krishna Society that the Karasai government had withdrawn its claim to invalidate the purpose of usage and demolition of the only Krishna Temple in Kazakhstan.
The court suggests out-of-court settlement at the trial reagarding the demolition of the Krishna temple
Karasai district court supported peace initiative of the Society for
Krishna Consciousness and suggested that the parties make an amicable
agreement
Court hearings regarding demolition of the only Hare Krishna temple in Kazakhstan continue
At the session that took place on November 17, 2008, the Karasai district court found that the buildings of the Society for Krisna Consciousness had been constructed and passed commissioning lawfully.
The hearing regarding Krishna temple demolition is postponed to November, 17
The court hearing regarding the demolition of the only Krishna temple in Kazakhstan is postponed to Monday,
November 17th
The hearing regarding the demolition of the only Krishna temple in Kazakhstan continued
The Karasai District Court continued hearing the case regarding the demolition of the only temple of the Krishna Society in Kazakhstan. Representatives of OSCE and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights were present as monitors.
Summary of the Issue
As Kazakhstan preparing to chair the OSCE in 2010 and speaking worldwide about principles of inter-religious dialogue and religious freedom, state authorities began bulldozing the only Hare Krishna commune in the region.
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PressAl JazeeraBulldozers threaten Hare Krishna templeHuman rights groups have put Kazakhstan in the spot light for its treatment of religious minority groups. A long running dispute between the authorities and Hare Krishna followers could end with the destruction of the country's only Hindu temple. Forum 18 News ServiceKAZAKHSTAN: "ONLY THE PRESIDENT CAN STOP THE DEMOLITION"Kazakhstan's only Hare Krishna temple could be about to be demolished. Karasai Akimat (administration) has brought a case to seize the buildings on their farm - which include the temple - and demolish them. "We are now almost at the final point," Maksim Varfolomeev of the Hare Krishna community told Forum 18 from Almaty on 9 October. |
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