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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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07 July 2003
PRESS RELEASE: Briefing Online: Bulgaria's Muslims - From Communist assimilation to tentative recognition
Bulgaria's application for EU membership has to be conditional, dependent on the Bulgarian government's willingness to achieve certain goals pertaining to religious freedom, equal rights and respect before the law for all its citizens, including its substantial Muslim population, which has faced decades of demonisation, discrimination and violence.
To read the whole briefing please visit:
http://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=684
Its latest briefing looks at:
• Treatment of Muslims under Communism
• Bulgaria's Muslim ethnic groups
• Izselvane (re-settlement) and Vazroditelen (re-birth process)
• The Roma in modern Bulgaria
• Concerns over religious tolerance in contemporary Bulgaria: The 'Denominations Act'
• Law on Foreign Persons: Further concerns
• Other incidences and concerns for Bulgaria's Muslims
• Bulgaria's entry to the European Union (EU)
For more information please contact the Press Office on (+44) 20 8902 0888 or email info@ihrc.org.
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