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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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PRESS RELEASE: Briefing online: Moldova’s Unofficial Muslims

02 July 2003

Moldova’s Muslim population have been subjected to discrimination and harassment from the Moldovan government, including the refusal to recognise and register Moldova’s Muslims.

To read the whole briefing please visit:

https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=677

Its latest briefing looks at:

• Status of religion in post-independence Moldova
• State refusal to recognise Moldova’s Muslims
• Government justification for state-sanctioned discrimination towards Moldova’s Muslims
• Detentions of Muslims and Forced Mosque closures
• Other forms of state harassment and discrimination towards Moldova’s Muslims
• Political and media hysteria towards Muslims in Moldova
• IHRC concerns over the situation of Moldova’s Muslims

For more information please contact the Press Office on (+44) 20 8902 0888 or email info@ihrc.org.

Islamic Human Rights Commission
PO Box 598
Wembley
HA9 7XH
United Kingdom

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