Russia: Church To Be Demolished As Place Where Crime ‘Repeatedly Committed’?
By Victoria Arnold An independent Orthodox parish in the southern Krasnodar Region may be forced to demolish its own church,
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Occupied Ukraine: Protestant Woman On Trial For Melitopol Prayer Meeting?
By Felix Corley A Protestant in her early fifties has been under arrest by Russian occupation forces since early 2024,
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Kazakhstan: One District, 4 Police Raids, 7 Fines
By Felix Corley In one District of southern Kazakhstan, Shu District close to the border with Kyrgyzstan, police in March
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Ukraine: Two New Conscientious Objector Jail Terms
By Felix Corley In separate cases in late March, courts handed two conscientious objectors to mobilisation 3-year jail terms. Both
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Russia: Archbishop Fined For Criticizing Russia’s War In Ukraine
By Victoria Arnold Eighty-seven-year-old Archbishop Viktor Pivovarov has become the fifth person to receive a criminal conviction for criticising Russia’s
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Kyrgyzstan: Two Muslim Men Jailed For Mosque Closure Protest
By Mushfig Bayram On 26 February, Kara-Suu District Court jailed prisoners of conscience Asadullo Madraimov and Mamirzhan Tashmatov for three
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Russia: Religious Freedom Survey – Analysis
By Victoria Arnold and John Kinahan Russia’s government seriously violates its freedom of religion and belief obligations, along with interlinked
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Ukraine: Latest Draft Law Targets Ukrainian Orthodox Church For Russian Links – Analysis
By Dmytro Vovk On 5 March, the parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy stated that a draft Law that
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Occupied Ukraine: Priest Killed Within Two Days Of Russian Detention
By Felix Corley Unknown men from the Russian occupation forces seized 59-year-old Fr Stepan Podolchak of the Orthodox Church of
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Russia: 42 On Wanted List For Exercising Freedom Of Religion Or Belief
By Felix Corley and Victoria Arnold As of the beginning of February, Russia’s Interior Ministry had included in its wanted
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