Update: Restrictive religion law approved


President Emomali Rahmon

A restrictive draft religion law sent to the Tajik parliament for approval in November (click here for more information) was approved by the Lower House of parliament on March 5 and by the Upper House on March 13. The law is expected to go to President Emomali Rahmon for signing in coming weeks.

For more information on the opposition of Christians in Tajikistan, click here.

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Tajikistan Profile

Location
Asia

Population
7,627,200 (July 2011 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Tajik (79.9), Uzbek (15.3), Russian (1.1), Kyrgyz (1.1), other (2.6)

Religion (%)
Muslim (93.93), Non-religious (5.00), Christian (1.04), Other (0.03)

Leader
President Emomali Rahmon

Government type
Republic

Legal system
Based on civil law system

Statistics provided by CIA World Factbook and Operation World.