Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: One year after the Russian shelling of Odesa and its Cathedral, still no financial assistance from UNESCO The world community strongly condemned Russia’s shelling of the historical center of Odesa which damaged and disfigured the Orthodox Transfiguration...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: “UNESCO! Stop blocking the transfer of the 500,000 EUR promised by Italy’s PM Meloni for the reconstruction of Odesa’s shelled Cathedral!” This is the call of the Brussels-based NGO Human Rights Without Frontiers one year after Russia’s shelling of Odesa’s...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UKRAINE: The war, religious beliefs and conscientious objection: Orthodox (4) Can Orthodox and Orthodox priests be mobilized? Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers, with a Ukrainian lawyer HRWF (16.07.2024) – The...
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...