Open AccessOn freedom of religion and belief in the Republic of Tajikistan
Author(s) -
Muatar Khaidarova
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
relìgìjna svoboda
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-0818
pISSN - 2617-9296
DOI - 10.32420/rs.2016.19.2.898
Subject(s) - conscience , christianity , freedom of religion , population , religious freedom , religious studies , political science , sociology , law , philosophy , human rights , demography , economic freedom
Over the past 25 years in Tajikistan, attitudes toward religion and the right to freedom of conscience have changed from time to time - from a liberal attitude to this issue to a rather rigid administrative control. Currently, 99.4% of the population in Tajikistan are Muslims, represented mainly by Sunni Hanafi sense (96.6%) and Shi'ism of the Ismaili trend (2.8%). Only 0.6% of the population of Tajikistan refers to Christianity and other religions, or are atheists.