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‘Hare Krishnas are bullied across the globe’

Vineeta Pandey ("Daily News and Analysis," October 20, 2010)

New Delhi, India - The Hare Krishna movement has found an unlikely ally in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The American watchdog, which monitors violation of religious freedom across the world and makes recommendations to US president Barack Obama, has severely criticised curtailment of freedom of religious groups like Hare Krishna in Europe and Eurasia.

USCIRF commissioner Felice Gaer said groups like Hare Krishna face restrictions regarding attire and are termed as “sects”. He said they are also attacked by the state-controlled media in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. “Although the Hare Krishna movement is registered at the national and local levels in Kazakhstan, its leaders face continuous harassment, including the destruction of buildings,” the USCRIF annual report, which was released in May, said...

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