Christianity in Tajikistan

The World Christian Encyclopedia also mentions the presence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

In early 2009 Tajikistan enacted a new law on religious practice which essentially limits worship to state-sanctioned forms.

The new law imposes censorship on religious literature and restricts performing rituals to state-approved venues.

[5] In recent years, several incidents of violence and discrimination against the Christian minority have been reported.

[8] In 2012, a young man dressed as Father Frost was stabbed to death in Dushanbe by a crowd shouting "You infidel!".