MINELRES: Fwd: RFE/RL: Court Upholds Ban on Headscarves in Document Photos (in
Tatarstan)
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Thu Aug 29 11:42:03 2002
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RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 6, No. 160, Part I, 26 August 2002
COURT UPHOLDS BAN ON HEADSCARVES IN DOCUMENT PHOTOS. The Supreme Court
of Tatarstan on 26 August upheld a Kazan court ruling that rejected a
complaint by local women who sought the right to be photographed for
their passports wearing traditional Muslim headscarves (see "RFE/RL
Newsline," 2 and 5 August 2002), Interfax reported. According to the
report, the plaintiffs intend to appeal to the federal courts and to
write letters to Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and presidential
envoy to the Volga Federal District Sergei Kirienko. RC
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