Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Draft law aims to ban religious activities in private homes HRWF (12.02.2026) – In 2024-2025, several legislative initiatives were submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation aimed at restricting the conduct of religious services, religious...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Persecution of Yunus Abdullayev, a Russian Muslim By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (29.01.2026) – President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that the Russian Orthodox Church is one of the foundations of the Russian...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: Orthodox cross on the State emblem: God is with Russia! By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (29.01.2026) – On 29 December 2025, a law came into force in the Russian Federation that enshrined the mandatory presence of Orthodox...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: Drawing “New Borders” means choosing which pastors to condemn By Steven Moore and Colby Barrett Providence (22.01.2026) – Last summer, we traveled to Sloviansk, a free city in the Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. There we met Oleksandr Pavenko, the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: The UN scrutinizes religious freedom in occupied and sovereign Ukraine Implementation of Freedom of Conscience and Religious Freedoms in Ukraine under Martial Law: International Standards, UN Findings, and National Law Enforcement Practice HRWF...
