Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: The UOC, the historical branch of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, on the path to be banned On Independence Day, President Zelensky signed Law № 8371 banning the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Ukraine through the Ukrainian Orthodox...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ESTONIA: State and Orthodox Church agreed on separation from Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Times (02.08.2024) – The Estonian Ministry of Interior and the Estonian Orthodox Church (EOC) have reached an agreement to reduce and ultimately eliminate the influence of...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ESTONIA: The Russian Orthodox Church to be declared a terrorist organization? The head of the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed to recognize the Russian Orthodox Church as a terrorist organization. The Russian Orthodox Church compared it to a “witch...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: Ukraine is now ‘Holy War,’ Russian Church declares By Brendan Cole Newsweek (28.03.2024) – The Russian Orthodox Church has approved a document that deems President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine a “Holy...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Navalny, a cumbersome corpse for the Kremlin and the Orthodox Church Navalny, a convert from atheism to Orthodoxy, remains a source of disarray after his death By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (2002.2024) – The unexpected death...
