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'Confusingly many perspectives’ on religion in Cyprus

By Poly Pantelides 06/04/12
 THE GOOD news is that the island is hospitable and friendly but the bad news is that religious issues are “even more complicated” than what the UN Special Rapporteur on religious freedom had originally anticipated. Heiner Bielefeldt – a UN human rights council independent expert - yesterday held a news conference on the preliminary findings on how much freedom of religion is promoted and protected in Cyprus.Bielefeldt spent eight days on the island to carry out his survey.He said he had recommended to the authorities to guarantee access to religious places, encourage inter-religious and bi-communal work and ensure schools do not discriminate against or exclude religions... Read on
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