Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: 68-year-old Jehovah’s Witness sentenced to 2.5 years of forced labor Sova Center (16.05.2024) – On March 16, 2024, the Orel Regional Court approved the sentence of Jehovah’s Witness Tatiana Piskareva. She was sentenced to two and a half years...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest May 01-15 15.05.2024 – The investigation into the case of a 27-year-old Jehovah’s Witness from Chelyabinsk has been completed Sova – Believer Maxim Khamatshin is accused of organizing...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: Two new conscientious objector jail terms By Felix Corley Forum 18 (30.04.2024) – In late March a Lviv Region court sentenced Protestant conscientious objector Serhy Stadnitsky to a 3-year jail term for refusing mobilisation on grounds of conscience....
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UZBEKISTAN: Regime continues repeated arbitrary blocking of registration By Mushfig Bayram Forum18 (26.04.2024) – Regime officials have repeatedly used a variety of tactics to block state registration applications from Muslim and non-Muslim religious...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest April 16-30 27.04.2024 – A case on insulting the feelings of believers has been initiated in Ulyanovsk Sova – On April 26, 2024, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of...