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Religious persecution
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Moscow’s labeling of Protestant groups with Latvian and Ukrainian links ‘undesirable’ has other Protestants in Russia worried
Russian officials say these fears are overblown and that the other Protestant groups have nothing to worry about,…
Crimean Tatars in the crosshairs of Russia’s war on Muslims
[editorial]Seven more Crimean Tatar activists joined the ever-growing ranks of Crimean “terrorists” Russia accused of membership in the…
Russian authorities stage largest ever one-day raid against Jehovah’s witnesses
Not only does this bring to more than 1100 the number of searches and seizures the Russian authorities…
“They can destroy buildings, but not the spirit,” – Crimean Archbishop on Russia’s religious persecution
Russia continues to oppress Ukrainian citizens in the occupied Crimea not only for their civil stance, but also…
CTRC: 35 Crimean Tatars arrested for religious belief since start of 2019
Krasnohvardiysk “Hizb ut–Tahrir Case” (February 14, 2019): Arsen Abkhairov; Eskender Abdulhaniev; Rustem Emiruseinov; Second Simferopol “Hizb ut-Tahrir Case”…
Donbas occupiers doing to Ukrainian Church what they accuse Kyiv of doing to Moscow one
The so-called “Donetsk Peoples Republic” is preparing to liquidate all structures loyal to the autocephalous Orthodox Church of…
Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses continues in Russia despite Putin’s statements
When Vladimir Putin said at his press conference last month that he saw no justification for attacks on…
With Donbas occupation, Russia brought religious persecution alien to Ukraine: report
Back in spring-summer 2014, Russian-backed forces took control of the territory which is now officially referred to as “certain…
Four Crimean Tatars detained in new wave of religious persecution
Victims of the Russian “police of thought” On 2 October, masked Russian security officers raided the house of…
Moscow’s campaign against Jehovah’s Witnesses a threat to all believers in Russia
The Putin regime has had undeserved success in presenting itself as a defender of Christianity, but its campaign…
Russia, other former Soviet republics persecuting Christians, new Notre Dame report says
Vladimir Putin has proudly claimed and all too many in the West accept at face value that he…
Putin follows Hitler and Stalin in seeking to repress Jehovah’s Witnesses
In declaring the Jehovah’s Witnesses an extremist organization, Vladimir Putin’s regime is following in the steps of Hitler…
Religious affairs in Russia now under control of security services, Lunkin says
Roman Lunkin, president of the Russian Experts Guild on Religion and Law, says that “religious policy in Russia…
Three religious developments in Eurasia with more than religious implications
A Ukrainian bill that would make it easier for congregations to shift from the Moscow patriarchate to the…
Russian court orders demolition of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate) in Moscow Oblast
The Moscow Regional Court has ruled that the Holy Trinity Church of the Bohorodsk Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox…
Religious persecution continues in occupied Donbas
Fundamental human rights in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine are being violated for over 2.5 years now.…
Ukraine to mark 500th anniversary of Protestant Reformation
Two weeks ago, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued a decree calling for the commemoration in his country of…
Historical and Spiritual Univ Monastery
Univ Monastery is located near the village of Univ, about 50 kilometres from Lviv (western Ukraine). There are…
Pro-Russia Militants in Occupied East Ukraine Torture Protestant Pastor To Convert To Russian Orthodox Church
The story of Aleksandr Khomchenko, a Protestant clergyman from Donetsk, though sadly all too typical, is no less…
Persecuted UKR pastors in US: share hope, truth of Ukraine
Two Ukrainian pastors and a Ukrainian Christian businessman came to the USA in January and February to speak…