Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest Aug. 16-31 31.08.2023 – Former priest Ioann Kurmoyarov sentenced for “fakes” about the army Sova Center – On August 31, 2023, the Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg delivered a guilty...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest July 01-15 General 01.07.2023 – Religious leaders urged to enhance China’s ‘soft power’ UCA news – Religions should be guided by core socialist values and Chinese culture, said top...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest June 16-30 29.06.2023 – Russian patriarch tells papal envoy their Churches should work together for peace Reuters – The head of Russia’s influential Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, told an...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest June 01-15 15.06.2023 – Jehovah’s Witness approved sentence in Kemerovo Region SOVA – On June 14, 2023, the Kemerovo Regional Court upheld the verdict against Jehovah’s Witness Sergei Ananin,...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest June 01-15 General 08.06.2023 – China’s “Query system for Islamic, Catholic, and Christian clergy,” another tool for repression After the one for Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, a new data base will...