US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged governments Tuesday to do more to defend religious freedom as Washington released a report citing eight countries with troubling records on the issue.
“We reaffirm the role that religious freedom and tolerance play in building stable and harmonious societies. Hatred and intolerance are destabilizing,” Clinton said, releasing the State Department’s International Religious Freedom report for the second half of 2010.
The report named China, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Sudan and Uzbekistan, a list unchanged since 2009, as “countries of particular concern” regarding religious freedom.
Ten other countries were cited for failing to sufficiently protect religious rights: Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Venezuela and Vietnam.
The report, previously published annually, detailed actions such as active state repression, violence against religious groups, apostasy and blasphemy laws, anti-Semitism and restrictions on religious attire and expression.
“When governments crack down on religious expression, when politicians or public figures try to use religion as a wedge issue, or when societies fail to take steps to denounce religious bigotry and curb discrimination based on religious identity, they embolden extremists and fuel sectarian strife,” Clinton said.
“And the reverse is also true: When governments respect religious freedom… they create a climate of tolerance that helps make a country more stable, more secure, and more prosperous.”
Clinton praised Turkey for taking “serious steps to improve the climate for religious tolerance” with a decree in August that invited non-Muslims to reclaim churches and synagogues that were confiscated 75 years ago.
She said Turkey “also now allows women to wear headscarves at universities, which means female students no longer have to choose between their religion and their education.”
A member of Congress meanwhile argued that Vietnam should have been placed on the list of countries of particular concern. Representative Ed Royce said leaving Vietnam off the list was “a grave mistake.”
“No religious group is immune from government coercion and harassment. Buddhists, Catholics, and evangelicals alike face the heavy hand of Vietnamese government tyranny if they step outside its tight restrictions,” he said.
Source: AFP
آمریکا: ایران فشار بر اقلیت های دینی و مذهبی را تشدید کرده است
وزارت امور خارجه آمریکا تازه ترین گزارش وضعیت آزادی ادیان در تمامی کشورهای جهان از جمله ایران را منتشر کرد و بر اساس این گزارش، در یک سال گذشته دولت جمهوری اسلامی فشار بر اقلیت های دینی و مذهبی را افزایش داده است.وزارت امور خارجه آمریکا تازه ترین گزارش وضعیت آزادی ادیان در تمامی کشورهای جهان از جمله ایران را منتشر کرد و بر اساس این گزارش، در یک سال گذشته دولت جمهوری اسلامی فشار بر اقلیت های دینی و مذهبی را افزایش داده است
به گزارش بخش حقوق بشر و آزادی های مدنی وزارت خارجه آمریکا، جدای از فشارهای فزاینده بر اقلیت بهایی در ایران که ابتدای تشکیل نظام جمهوری اسلامی در ایران اجار شده است، در سال گذشته اقلیت مسیحی، دراویش و اقلیت مسلمان سنی مذهب هم شاهد فشارهای فزاینده بودند
در قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی، «شیعه اثنی عشر» یا شیعه دوازده امامی به عنوان دین و مذهب رسمی کشور انتخاب شده ولی دیگر اقلیت ها از جمله زرتشتیان، مسیحیان و یهودیان و مسلمانان سنی مذهب هم به رسمیت شناخته شده اند. ولی با این حال قانون اساسی تمامی این ادیان را تحت قوانین شرعی اسلام شیعی قرار داده است
بر اساس این گزارش، جدای از دستگیری رهبران و شماری از اقلیت بهایی در ایران در سال گذشته، شماری از آن ها از دانشگاه ها اخراج شده و اموال و دارایی های آن ها به اتهام بهایی بودن، توقیف شده است
این گزارش همچنین گفته هرچند شماری از اقلیت های دینی در ایران «مجاز» شمرده می شوند، ولی با این حال همین گروه های به اصطلاح مجاز هم مورد انواع مختلف تبعیض های اجتماعی و مدنی قرار می گیرند
در این گزارش همچنین بر «آزاد نبودن افراد در ایران برای تغییر دین یا مذهب» خود اشاره کرده و می گوید شماری از مردم در خفا دین خود را تغییر داده و مراسم مذهبی دین جدید خود را اجرا می کنند
چندی پیش و در پی پایان ماه رمضان، اهل تسنن با محدودیت در برگزاری نماز عید فطر روبرو شدند که یکی از روحانیون اهل تسنن در ایران در نامه ای به رهبر جمهوری اسلامی مراتب اعتراض خود را اعلام کرد
مولوی عبدالحمید هفتم شهریور، از این که «اقلیت اهل سنت در بعضی از شهرهای بزرگ ایران برای اقامه نماز عیدین و جمعه با مشکلات روبرو هستند» ابراز تاسف کرده است
طبق این گزارش وی افزوده است:« شنیده می شود که در تهران، پلیس امنیت از ائمه نمازخانه های اهل سنت تعهد می گیرد که نماز عید سعید فطر را برگزار نکنند. این در حالی است که نص صریح قرآن از وظایف حکومت اسلامی را اقامه نماز قرار داده است
مولوی عبدالحمید درادامه گفته است:« جلوگیری اقلیت اهل سنت از اقامه نماز عیدین و جمعه در شهرهای بزرگ مایه یأس و نا امیدی است
مولوی عبدالحمید همچنین گفته است که در خواست برای برگزاری آزادانه نماز عید توسط اهل سنت خواسته ای مبتنی بر قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی است. مولوی عبدالحمید پیشتر از این که رهبر جمهوری اسلامی «به نامه ها، شکایت ها و فریادهای تظلم خواهی» اهل تسنن در ایران پاسخ نمی دهد، انتقاد کرده بود
گزارش وضعیت آزادی ادیان وزارت خارجه آمریکا همچنین به آزار نوکیشان مسیحی در ایران اشاره کرده و وضعیت آن ها را خطرناک خوانده است
اقلیت های دینی در ایران، به غیر از اهل تسنن، نمی تواند در قوه قضاییه ، نیروهای امنیتی و یا حتی به عنوان مدیر مدارس دولتی مشغول به کار شوند
این گزارش می افزاید هرچند قانون اساسی ایران دین یهود را به رسمیت می شناسد، اما جمهوری اسلامی به کرات درباره پیروان این دین تبعیض قایل شده و افزایش سیاست های ضد اسرائیلی دولت باعث افزایش فشار بر یهودیان در ایران شده است
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