Freedom of Religion and Belief
Independence Day celebrated by religious leaders in St Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv HRWF (29.08.2022) – On Ukraine’s Independence Day celebrated on 24 August, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena took part in the solemn event “Prayer for...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Putin has a new great data base of religious (and non-religious) “extremists” Both books or pamphlets and individuals will be included in a mammoth Orwellian list of targets for exclusion and repression. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (26.08.2022) –...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Clergy say Russian occupiers target them with threats and violence Priests say they face assaults if they refuse Russian demands to collaborate and influence the local population Wall Street Journal (16.08.2022) – https://on.wsj.com/3A1jpru – The Russian...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Head of Russian Orthodox Church banned from entering Lithuania By Anna Neplii Kyiv Post (30.07.2022) – https://bit.ly/3Bx0kzy – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has confirmed a ban on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
A pacifist Orthodox priest defrocked, arrested and facing 10 years in prison By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (13.06.2022) – Defrocked Orthodox priest Ioann Kurmoyarov faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly discrediting the army...