Freedom of Religion and Belief
Draft law on banning the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (28.11.2022) – On 24 November, the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine published the text of draft law No. 8221...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Controversy about the bill on property transfer of Kyiv-Pechersk & Pochaiv Lavras By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (12.09.2022) – On 8 September 2022, a draft resolution proposing the transfer of the Pochaiv Dormition Lavra...
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
Gap widening between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church HRWF (22.08.2022) – The Ukrainian authorities have allowed Metropolitan Onufry, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church/ Moscow Patriarchate, to meet Russian prisoners of war. He gave...
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...