Category - Kazakhstan http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/tags View tagged content by tags en Kazakh churches say draft law harks back to Soviet era http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/7511 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Christian churches in Kazakhstan have condemned a new draft law on religions, which they say will re-impose Soviet-style restrictions in a country where Islam has the largest number of followers.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/7511#comment Crime and Justice News Brief human rights Kazakhstan religious liberty soviet union World News Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:11:38 +0100 Ecumenical News International 7511 at http://www.ekklesia.co.uk European church aid coalition backs development in Central Asia http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/5864 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>A coalition of church-based aid and development agencies is backing a creative range of self-help initiatives in the former Soviet Central Asian republics, such as Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, which are often overlooked in the worldwide media.</p> </div> </div> </div> http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/5864#comment Globalisation and Development News Brief Central Asian republics christian aid DanChurchAid Ecumenical News International former Soviet ICCO Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan self-help Tajikistan World News Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:47:07 +0100 Ecumenical News International 5864 at http://www.ekklesia.co.uk