Krishnas devotees under threat in Kazaksthan

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Sorry, I send an incomplete mail, earlier.

 

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Hi all,

The devotees of the Hare Krishna movement who are

peacefuly practicing their beleif of Vaishnavism, a

part of Hindu religous pantheon, have been threatened

by the government of Kazakstan to be evicted from

their homes and temple community, which they have

nurtured thru many years.

 

http://www.palaceofthesoul.com/

 

Basicaly, the govt is feeling threatened by the growth

of Vedic religion - though very peace loving, in their

country. And they want to deter the confidence of

these simple yet strong Vaishnava community.

 

Pls send a mail to the below email addresses

petitioning the President and other govt officials to

stop their repression of religious freedom. A copy of

an existing mail is attached. You may use it or type

out your own. Don't forget to mentioon the country you

are from, below your name. We want to tell them that

the international community is watching.

 

Also, pls pray for the protection of the community at

" palace of the soul " , Kazakhstan.

 

vice_president,

kazakh.embusa, kzconsulny,

enquiry, publicaffairs,

Eurasia, web, sfk,

GolovanovaY, irex

 

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To

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Mr. Nazarbayev N. A.

Government palace, Levoberezhye,

Astana, 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

We are appealing to you to intervene in the

case of the ISKCON-International Society for Krishna

Consciousness in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Please

stop the abuse and destruction of the one element of

Indian religion which is active in your nation.

 

Dear President Nazarbayev,

 

It is with deep regret that we have been informed of

the legal situation regarding the attempted

confiscation of the land possessed by the

International Society for Krishna Consciousness in the

Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

The properties of the society have been legally

purchased and privatised according to the land codes

of Kazakhstan. Yet, since 2004 there has been ongoing

litigation in an attempt by government officials to

steal the land legally owned by the society.

 

On March 29, 2006 a hearing was conducted in the

Almaty Oblast Court. The judge in charge of the case

explained that he had carefully studied the case and

that there was no substance in the arguments of the

Government Land Committee. Yet, when the decision was

read it was ruled that the land of the Krishna Society

be returned to the land reserve of Kazakhstan. The

decision was illegal, not based upon the legislation

of your nation, but enacted due to pressure from some

powerful individual.

 

Mr. President,

you want that your fine country come into the rank of

the leading nations of the world. You have shown your

open mindedness by conducting your International

Religious Forum in 2003. Yet in this case we have a

glaring example of a religious society being destroyed

by greedy and self motivated officers of your

government.

 

Sir, we are respectfully appealing to you to intervene

in this case. Please stop the abuse and destruction of

the one element of Indian religion which is active in

your nation. Please allow these people to live

peacefully on their property in accordance to the

vision of religious equality that you have presented

for the nation of Kazakhstan.