A/HRC/41/41/Add.1 of the Jehovah’s Witnesses confession through the application of counter-extremism provisions of the Criminal Code, which has led to significant members of this religious group being subject to pre-trial detention; as well as other restrictive measures. 79. JUA Case no: UKR 4/2018 (Ukraine), sent on 30 October 2018, reply received 23 May 2019. Allegations concerning a series of acts of violence which appear to contravene the internationally-recognised right to freedom of religion and belief: they include attacks against and seizure of places of worship belonging to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC); acts of intimidation and harassment, including death threats made against one priest and editor of the Union Orthodox Church news agency; the disruption of the All-Ukrainian Cross Procession as well as violence against peaceful believers. Spain 80. JAL Case no: ESP 2/2018 (Spain), sent on 28 January 2019, replies received on 28 February 2019 and 8 May 2019.Información recibida en relación con la prisión preventiva del Sr. Jordi Cuixart. Turkey 81. JAL Case no: TUR 3/2019 (Turkey), sent on 4 March 2019, replies received on 6 May 2019 (acknowledgement) and 15 May 2019. Allegations concerning the sentencing of 47 members of Academics for Peace between 11 December 2018 and 24 January 2019, including Ms. Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Mr. Gençay Gürsoy, as the result of their signing a peace petition. United Kingdom of Great Briatain and Northern Ireland 82. JAL Case no: GBR 13/2018 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), sent on 1 February 2019, no reply. Allegations concerning the prosecution on alleged terrorism related charges of fifteen individuals, known as the Stansted 15, for the exercise of their right to peaceful and non-violent protest and freedom of expression. Responses to communications 83. The Special Rapporteur sent 26 communications to 13 countries in the Europe and Central Asia region during the present reporting period, of which 23 received replies, marking a response rate of 92 per cent for those communications where replies were requested. This marks a slight increase in comparison to the previous reporting period. The Special Rapporteur hopes to receive replies to the two outstanding communications soon, taking note that no response was requested from the communication sent to Denmark. Freedom of peaceful assembly 84. The Special Rapporteur sent communications concerning freedom of peaceful assembly to Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Turkey, France and Belarus in the Europe and Central Asia region during the reporting period. He thanks the Governments of Spain, Turkey, France and Belarus for their responses dated 28 February 2019 and 8 May 2019, 6 and 15 May 2019, 11 April 2019 and 16 May 2019 respectively. 85. Regarding the case of Mr. Jordi Cuixart, the Special Rapporteur raised his concerns with the Government of Spain over the continued administrative detention of the human rights defender, which is linked to his organisation of peaceful protests in Cataluña in 2017 (ESP 5/2018). The Special Rapporteur further raised concerns over the extremely serious charge of “rebellion” which Mr. Cuixart faces, and takes account of the alleged fact that Mr. Cuixart was at no stage culpable of inciting violent acts, instead specifically calling for peaceful protests. The Special Rapporteur acknowledges the response of Spain to his communication and notes the reasons proffered for his continued detention. However, given 16