Tbilisi. CSOs have released a joint statement. "We are concerned over recent gross violations of the Muslims' rights and the state's ineffective and repressive policies, and urge the authorities to terminate religious persecution of the Muslim community. ... We believe the state's decision not to probe into the Mosque's historic and cultural status pursuant to the procedure established by law and to grant to a cult building the status of a cultural center is unjustified and grossly breaches the rights of the Muslim community. Enforcement of these decisions through the police force by itself is the demonstration of the state's religious intolerance". The statement is signed by six CSOs.

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