In an attempt to set up an integrated control over the religious sphere, later 2018 the Government of Azerbaijan drew up a new draft Law On Religious Freedoms and Religious Structures and submitted it to Milli Majlis[1] - Parliament of the Republic. In this connection, pro-governmental mass media pointed out that in the day or two the draft Law would be presented in the first reading for discussions at a joint session of the State Committee of Pu...
Religion
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The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, commenced on June 4 with Muslims from across the globe converging on the holy city of Mecca amidst strict health protocols due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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The USA put Azerbaijan on a special list of countries that commit severe violations of religious freedom.
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The United States recently included Azerbaijan in its annual so-called Special Watch List (SWL), which includes countries with serious violations of religious freedom. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken retained all 12 countries compared to the previous year and added Algeria, Azerbaijan, the Central African Republic, the Comoros, and Vietnam to the list.
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