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1. About religious associations in Kazakhstan
3999 religious entities representing 18 faiths are registered in the country: 2858 – Islamic, 347 – Orthodox, 91 – Catholic, 592 – Protestant, 57 – Jehovah's Witnesses, 23 – New Apostolic Church, 13 – Krishna Consciousness Society, 7 – Jewish, 6 – Bahai, 2 – Buddhism, 2 – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints last days (Mormons), 1 – Unification Movement.
There are 3788 religious buildings in the country: 2857 – mosques, 302 – Orthodox churches and 116 – Catholic churches, 421 – Protestant prayer houses, 55 – prayer houses of Jehovah's Witnesses, 25 – prayer houses of the New Apostolic Church, 6 – synagogues, 2 – prayer houses of Bahai, 3 – prayer houses of Krishna Consciousness Society , 1 – Buddhist temple.
2. About missionaries in Kazakhstan
452 missionaries are officially registered in Kazakhstan: 417 are foreign citizens, 35 are citizens of Kazakhstan. (In terms of faiths: Catholics – 244, Pentecostal Church – 70, Mormons – 31, Krishna Consciousness Society – 40, Presbyterian Church – 24, Orthodox – 20, Baptists – 5, New Apostolic Church – 7, Seventh-day Adventists – 3, Judaism – 2, Lutheran –1, Buddhism – 1.)
3. About administrative offenses in the religious sphere
According to the results of the 4 quarter of 2024, 31 facts of administrative offenses in the sphere of religious activity were revealed, of which 10 facts were revealed by law enforcement agencies and regional Departments for Religious Affairs under articles 453, 489 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Administrative Offenses.
To date, the activities of authorized state and law enforcement agencies are mainly focused on preventive and explanatory work with the minimization of administrative measures.
4. About the work of awareness-raising groups in the regions of Kazakhstan
Thе Committee coordinates awareness-raising work in the regions of the country, aimed at promoting the secular principles of the country's development, strengthening interfaith harmony, as well as preventing religious extremism.
There are 236 regional awareness-raising groups on religious issues, consisting of 2739 specialists.
In the 2024, ARG lecturers held about 65 thousand events, reaching over 2 mln 649 thousand people.
5. About religious expert review in Kazakhstan
In the 4 quarter of 2024, the Committee conducted religious expert examination of 886 materials, of which negative – 233, positive – 355.
The content of 561 Internet resources was analyzed, of which 159 links were identified as containing illegal materials.
6. About theological educational institutions in Kazakhstan
As of the 4 quarter of 2024, there are 14 religious educational institutions in the country, in which 5617 people are currently studying.
For reference: Islamic direction – 12 (1 "Nur-Mubarak” University, 9 madrasah-colleges, 1 Islamic institute for advanced training of imams under the SAMK, Islamic Institute named after Husamuddin as-Syganak and under the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan).
Christian direction – 2 (1 – Almaty Orthodox Theological Seminary and 1 – Inter-diocesan Higher Theological Seminary "Mary – Mother of the Church").
According to Article 3 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Religious Activities and Religious Associations", the state is separated from religion and religious associations.
In this regard, the state does not have the right to finance the construction of religious buildings (mosque, madrasah, prayer rooms, church, synagogue, etc.).
Also, according to paragraph 5 of Article 6 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Charity", state bodies do not have the right to engage in charity at the expense of budget funds.
Taking into account the above, we inform you that it is not possible to provide financial assistance from the CDR for the construction of religious buildings.
Sound pressure (noise level) is regulated by the "Hygienic standards for physical factors affecting a person", approved by the order of the Acting Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 28, 2015 No. 169, according to which the permissible levels at night and during the day are determined - from 55 to 70 dBA.
The Committee for religious Affairs annually notifies the user of the Spiritual administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – SAMK) and Governor's offices, in Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Shymkent about the need to bring the sound pressure level in accordance with established standards, and advocacy among religious leaders.
Directly test and the finding of a violation of the noise mode is the responsibility of the Committee for sanitary and epidemiological supervision of the Ministry of health of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – KSEK MOH). In cases of exceeding the permissible hygienic standards noise nationals may apply to KSEK MOH.
The religious association "Jehovah's Witnesses" is officially registered in the judicial authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan and carries out its activities in accordance with the legislation of the country.
Participation in the religious activities of the association is based on a voluntary basis. Every member of the community has the right to leave it.
If, in your opinion, any illegal actions, including coercive measures on the part of the leadership of a religious association, each member of the community has the right to apply to law enforcement agencies, as well as, in accordance with the procedure established by law, to the court for the protection of violated or disputed constitutional rights, freedoms or interests protected by law.
Regarding the situation surrounding Jehovah's Witnesses in the Russian Federation, the decisions of the judicial authorities of the Russian Federation are not grounds for banning them on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.