No information as to whether the Department of Education in Russia has revoked the registration of the Institute of the Universal Knowledge "Tetrada" could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

IRB Databases

LEXIS/NEXIS

Internet sites including:

Amnesty International (AI)

Hinduism Today (Kapaa, Hawaii)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF-HR)

Keston Institute

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)

The Religious Freedom Page

Russian Religious News

Transitions

U.S. Department of State

World News Connection (WNC)

Search engines including:

Dogpile

Fast Search

Google

Rambler (in Russian)