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KAZAKHSTAN: More homes at Hare Krishna commune destroyed
Workers and police arrived this morning (15 June) at the village near Almaty where the embattled Hare Krishna commune is based to demolish twelve more Hare Krishna-owned homes. "The houses were literally crushed into dust. By ten o'clock it was all over," Hare Krishna spokesperson Maksim Varfolomeyev – who witnessed the latest demolitions - told Forum 18 News Service. The temple, which the devotees have been ordered to destroy by today, has not been touched but the devotees fear it could be the next target.
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KAZAKHSTAN: "Tolerance" in Bucharest, Krishna temple ordered demolished in Almaty
As senior Kazakh officials arrive in Romania for an OSCE conference on combating discrimination, the local administration chief ordered members of the embattled Hare Krishna near Almaty to demolish their own temple and other buildings within ten days. "If we don't do it, the authorities will," Hare Krishna spokesperson Maksim Varfolomeyev told Forum 18 News Service.
Regional akim to demand pulling down Krishna temple in 10-day term
The akim (mayor) of Karasay region of Almaty oblast demanded to pull down the Krishna temple and other constructions of the community in 10-day's term. Society for Krishna Consciousness press service informed the agency.
Regional akim to demand pulling down Krishna temple in 10-day term
The akim (mayor) of Karasay region of Almaty oblast demanded to pull down the Krishna temple and other constructions of the community in 10-day's term. Society for Krishna Consciousness press service informed the agency.
Kazakstan’s Krishna Community Faces Eviction
Long-running saga takes a new turn as the Supreme Court says Hare Krishnas do not own the land they have settled.
Kazakhstan's Hare Krishnas say they face expulsion from land
The Associated Press
ALMATY, Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan's small Hare Krishna community faces imminent expulsion from its property after the country's highest court backed local authorities in a land dispute, the group said Thursday, claiming religious persecution.
Supreme court annulled its decision to grant right to land use to Krishna community
The Supreme Court annulled its decision to grant the right to land use to the Society for Krishna Consciousness in Almaty region, the religious community informed the agency.
Krishna houses pulling down suspended
Thirteen houses of Krishna community members pulling down planned for May in Karasay region of Almaty has been suspended, the Society of consciousness of Krishna informed the agency.
KAZAKHSTAN: Hare Krishna demolitions held off – for now
Even though a Hare Krishna commune was told by phone today (4 May) that court executors were on their way to re-start demolitions of Hare Krishna-owned homes, none had arrived by late afternoon today, Forum 18 News Service has learnt. The latest demolition threat repeated an official warning given yesterday. This morning, the electricity supply to the commune's homes was cut off – but was then restored after 30 minutes. The only official who spoke to Forum 18, in the Justice Ministry's Religious Affairs Committee, refused to give his name and insisted that the dispute is economic and not religious discrimination.