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Religion: Persons belonging to minorities face legal and practical obstacles in exercising or manifesting their religion or belief?

Code:
RED117
Key Area:
Public Life, Culture, Sport & Media
Strand(s):
Discrimination, Equality
24/02/2012 - 21:48
Short Answer

 Legal no, but practical yes.

Qualitative Info

The most notable case is of the Muslims residing outside the Western Thrace region. The UN CERD expressed its concern about ‘information on certain specific difficulties encountered by Muslims belonging to different ethnic groups to practice their religion’. 
In fact, there is a total lack of a mosque outside western Thrace despite the existence of a large Muslim, mostly migrant, community especially in Athens. Muslims exercise their religious duties at improvised informal mosques in appartments. These difficulties fomented also the reactions to an islamophobic incident reported in Athens in May 2009.

Groups affected/interested Muslims
Type (R/D) Islamophobia
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Religion
External Url http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd/docs/CERD.C.GRC.19EN.doc
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