2. AFGHANISTAN
Prior to the expulsion of the Taliban regime, the
main form of religious intolerance in this country is
perpetrated by the military theocracy upon its
Muslim citizens. The Taliban movement is an
extreme Fundamentalist group with Islam.
In the late 1970's Communists seized control of the
country and systematically dismantled many of the
controls that the mullahs (Islamic clerics) had
imposed on the people. They introduced many
reforms, including education opportunities for
women.
The Taliban Islamic movement organized a successful
military attack on the Communist regime. They
seized Kabul, the Afghan capital, on 1996-SEP-27.
The Taliban announced their intent of establishing a
pure Islamic society. It is modeled after their own
interpretation of the teachings of the Qur'an the
Muslim holy book, composed of the words of Allah.
The basis of the civil law is the Sharia, an ancient
Muslim legal code. Heavy restrictions were placed on
the behavior of all citizens -- particularly women.
3. RUSSIA
In 2006, Amnesty International reported that racism in Russia was "out of
control."[17] Russia also has one of the highest immigration rates in Eastern
Europe.[3]
Between 2004 and 2008, there were more than 350 racist murders, and
Verkhovsky, the leader of the anti-racist SOVA organization, estimated
that around 50% of Russians thought that ethnic minorities should be
expelled from their region. Vladimir Putin meanwhile was deeply critical
of the view that Russia should be "for ethnic Russians", citing the need to
maintain harmony in a multiethnic federation. Western commentators
have noted that during this period, racist and ultranationalist groups may
have been the most significant right-wing opposition to Putin's
government.
4. SAUDI ARABIA
• Saudi Arabia is one of
the most intolerant
countries in the world
against women. They
can’t:
• 1. Make major
decision without men;
• 2. Wear clothes or
make-up that shows
their beauty;
• 3. Interact with men;
• 4. Go for a swim in
public;
• 5. Try on clothes
while shopping;
• 6. Compete freely in
sports.
5. EGYPT
• Egypt is widely regarded as being the biggest jailer of gay men – the New
York Times estimated at least 250 LGBT people have been arrested since
2013 while LGBT blog 76 crimes estimates that that number could be
closer to 500.
• Being gay or transgender is not illegal in Egypt, but ever since the military
pushed out the president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, the authorities have
engaged in a crackdown on the LGBT community, imprisoning them on the
charge of “debauchery”, which comes with a jail term of up to 17 years.
Traditional meeting spots are increasingly unsafe, and since 2014 gay
dating apps such as Grindr have been warning their Egyptian users that
“police may be posing as LGBT on social media to entrap you”.
6. IRAN• Freedom of religion in Iran is marked
by Iranian culture, major
religion and politics. Iran is officially and in
practice an Islamic republic—
the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Iran mandates that the official religion of
Iran is Shia Islam and the Twelver Ja'fari
school, and also mandates that other
Islamic schools are to be accorded full
respect, and their followers are free to act
in accordance with their own jurisprudence
in performing their religious rites. Iran
recognizes Zoroastrian, Jewish,
and Christian religious minorities, among
others.[1] The continuous presence of the
country's pre-Islamic, non-Muslim
communities, such as Zoroastrians, Jews,
and Christians, had accustomed the
population to the participation of non-
Muslims in society. However, despite official
recognition of such minorities by Iran's
government, the actions of the government
create a "threatening atmosphere for some
religious minorities"
