Persecution News - Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan Profile

Total Area:
488,100 sq. km

Population:
5,179,571 (July 2008 est.)

Ethnicity:
Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, Other 6% (2003)

Language:
Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, Other 7%

Religion:
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, Unknown 2%

Government Type:
Republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch

Capital:
Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)

Population Below Poverty Line:
30% (2004 est.)

Country Reports

Pastor Ordered to Not Meet With Other Believers Print E-mail
November 28, 2007

Pastor Vyacheslav Kalataevsky Within days of being released from prison (click here to read more), Baptist pastor Vyacheslav Kalataevsky and his wife were summoned by officials for a "conversation." According to a November 21 report from Forum18, Kalataevsky was presented with a pre-written statement to sign saying that he would not meet with other believers. He refused to sign the statement. At the end of the meeting, the imam present promised Kalataevsky an "unpleasant fate" if he continued his religious activities.

Pray for a continued steadfast faith and hope for Kalataevsky and his wife in the midst of opposition they face.

For more information on the persecution of Christians in Turkmenistan, go to Turkmenistan Country Report.

 
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