Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: Pro-Russian cleric prosecuted on charges of treason Statement published by the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor’s Office Facebook (22.03.2024) – Prosecutors of the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor’s Office brought to court the indictment against the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: Is religious liberty ‘under attack’ in Ukraine? No, but the country faces a dilemma in how to deal with an Orthodox church controlled by Russia. Jillian Kay Melchior Wall Street Journal (22.03.2024) – Opponents of U.S. aid to Ukraine claim the country...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: FECRIS, atheism, and support for the Russian war against Ukraine The leader of an association “created” by a French FECRIS affiliate to deal with radical Islam and subtly propagate atheism continues to root for Putin. (The titles in the text are from HRWF)...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: Italy gives € 500,000 for the restoration of Odessa’s Orthodox Cathedral shelled by Russia The church, heavily damaged by Russian shelling on July 23, 2023, is one of the beneficiaries of the projects of the Italian presidency of G7. by Willy Fautré with...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
RUSSIA: EU sanctions against a military training company created by a high-level Orthodox cleric An EU’s pinprick in the Russian military-Orthodox complex. Patriarch Kirill and the whole Russian Orthodox Church should be under EU sanctions, according to Human Rights...