Kazakhstan recently abolished the death penalty after ceasing executions for almost twenty years. Eric Mock of the Slavic Gospel Association says Kazakhstan has been tinkering with its penal code ever since becoming an independent country when the Soviet Union fell.
Tajikistan
U.S. Takes Action Against Global Violators of Religious Freedom
In a recent statement, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said, “Religious freedom is an undisputable right, and the foundation upon which our free American society prospers. Today, the United States—a nation founded by those fleeing religious persecution, as the recent Commission on Unalienable Rights report noted—has once again […]
SAT-7 PARS Providing Biblical Programming to Persian Teens through Hashtag Program
SAT-7 Launches New ‘Mental and Spiritual Health’ Program in Tajikistan as Suicide Rates Spike Among Women
While mental health is already a worldwide concern during the pandemic, Tajikistan is the poorest country in the former Soviet Union, making its citizens especially vulnerable. Without a national mental health program, people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts have few places […]