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...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
The Russian Orthodox Church annexes dioceses of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in occupied territories By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (10.06.2022) – The Dzhankoy, Simferopol and Feodosia dioceses of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate: split or maneuver? Is the part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that remained in communion with Moscow really breaking with Kirill—or just pretending to? By Willy Fautré Bitter Winter (01.06.2022)...