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UKRAINE: Law enforcers open nearly 60 criminal cases against UOC representatives The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reported in response to a media query about the launched criminal cases against the church ministers Union of Orthodox Journalists (23.02.2023)...
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LIBYA: Six Egyptian Christians released from captivity in Libya Six Egyptian Christians who were abducted in Libya in the week of 6 February were released on 18 February after their ransoms were paid. CSW (21.02.2023) – The six men, all from the village of...
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GERMANY: Jehovah’s Witnesses: Sexual abuse allegations unmasked as groundless An ex-member and a newspaper accused them of horrific abuses. They asked a State Prosecutor to investigate. No evidence of abuse was found. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter...
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NICARAGUA: USCIRF condemns Nicaragua’s 26-year prison sentence for Bishop Rolando Álvarez USCIRF (14.02.2023) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the Nicaraguan government’s sentencing of Catholic Bishop Rolando...
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ETHIOPIA: Orthodox Synod says agreement to resolve schism breached as breakaway group expresses dissent Addis Standard (18.02.2023) – The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) Holy Synod in Addis Abeba said that the agreement to resolve the schism that led...
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Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest Feb 01-15 14.02.2023 – Two Catholic priests expelled from Russia Sova Center – On January 21, it became known about the disappearance of the rector of the Belgorod Catholic parish, priest Mark...