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DASH publishes the report on religious freedom, what are the problems in Albania?

2023-05-17 08:22:47Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
DASH publishes the report on religious freedom, what are the problems in
Antony Blinken

The US State Department published on Tuesday its annual report on the state of religious freedom in the world during 2022.

In the foreword to the report, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken notes that while significant restrictions by governments around the world on religious practice continue, people continue to immigrate to the United States and other democratic countries in search of freedom of belief.

In the section on Albania, the report notes that the Albanian government has agreements in force with five religious communities, through which it recognizes these groups as the main faith communities in the country and deals within this framework with property restitution issues and other issues. The Albanian government, however, financially supports only four of them. The report mentions that in August Jehovah's Witnesses filed a lawsuit because the Albanian government had not responded to the request to reach a similar agreement as with the other five faith communities.

All five religious communities that have an agreement with the Albanian government reported problems with the property restitution process, while the relevant state agency mentions limitations due to the occupation of the territory by legal and illegal constructions, as well as the limited spaces available.

Overall, religious communities in Albania describe interfaith relations as positive, although Jehovah's Witnesses say they continue to be reported in a negative light by some media outlets in the country, and that four defamation lawsuits filed against these media outlets in the previous year continue to were in court proceedings.

The United States Embassy in Tirana continued to call on Albanian government officials to speed up the process of returning property and other objects confiscated during the communist era. The Embassy continues to support programs for young people, to promote inclusiveness and strengthen the role of women in religious communities.


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