News from Russia and
other countries of former USSR
Attorneys mobilize to defend
rights of religious groups Four Jehovah's Witnesses fail to
erase criminal record Appeals court rebuffs Jehovah's
Witnesses St. Petersburg authorities try to
halt Jehovah's Witnesses' internet
activity Dennis Christensen again denied
early release Pro-Ukrainian act by Cypriot
primate divides his church's hierarchy Liturgy in Cyprus revives dispute
over status of new Ukrainian church Sect leader held in notorious
Moscow psychiatric clinic Jehovah's Witness of Kirov fined as
agent of national organization Religious rights group "Article 28"
publicizes violation sFilaret continues resistance to new
Ukrainian church Mormon family loses appeal in
European court Moscow patriarch finalizes
excommunication of extremist cleric Pro-Moscow Ukrainian church
threatened by Zelensky's approach to Constantinople Dissident Orthodox priest taken to
court Russian parliament backs away from
controversial change in religion law More harassment of Jehovah's
Witnesses in Penza region High court in south Russia rules in
Jehovah's Witness' favor Russian rights advocate defends
Jehovah's Witness couple Russian parliament upsets religious
leaders Longest prison term yet for
Jehovah's Witness Orthodox patriarch immobilized by
COVID-19 Six Jehovah's Witnesses found
guilty and sentenced Jehovah's Witness walks free in
south of Russia Ukrainian authorities act against
Russian harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses Ukrainians are mixing religion and
politics Belarus Catholics reject Russian
claim about America's using them Russian spy chief accuses U.S.A. of
meddling in Belarus churches Judge says prosecution did not
prove case against Jehovah's Witness Russian parliament delays
consideration of controversial changes in religion law Black Sea resort church fined for
breaking antievangelism law State acts to legally abolish
Siberian sect Russian law enforcement in Far East
gives Jehovah's Witnesses a break Law enforcement moves against
Russian sect in Siberia Drawn-out trial reaches conclusion
for Jehovah's Witness Russian parliament will consider
changes in religion law tomorrow Russian Bible Society
feels harassed Russian religions oppose changes in
religion law Hasidic pilgrims give up attempt
to visit Ukraine Russian parliament considering
changes in religion law Appeals court frees Jehovah's
Witness while retaining restrictions on activity Jehovah's Witness held accountable
for long past alleged indiscretions Hasidim problem causes conflict
between Ukraine and Belarus Moscow church leader in Belarus
indulges Russian propaganda Ukraine confronts flood of Jewish
pilgrims arriving for New Year celebration Danish Jehovah's Witness returned
to punishment cell Dissident Ukrainian church leader
beats COVID-19 Belarusian Catholics react with
prayer Belarusian Catholic leader
receives partial explanation why he was refused entry Church politics enter into current
situation in Belarus Belarus has ambivalent relations
with Catholics Court recommends excommunication
of conservative Orthodox monk Controversy about takeover of
movie house by Siberian protestants Jehovah's Witness jailed for
fear he might mess up investigation Attorneys mobilize to defend
rights of religious groups New
Ukrainian church acquiring parishes slowly More defiant Orthodox clergy
punished Prosecutor frustrates hope
for freedom for Jehovah's Witness Dennis Christense nLong pretrial detention of Voronezh
Jehovah's Witnesses Long
article: Church politics in Belarus Catholic influence in Belarus is
growing Two Jehovah's Witnesses given four
years prison time Catholic Church of Belarus feels
itself target of persecution Lukashenko explains entry
refusal of head of Catholic Church Belarusian government restricts
head of Catholic Church Patriarch Kirill repeats support
for Belarus dictator Judge shields Jehovah's Witness
from additional examination Criminal case for evangelism
against Pentecostal church dropped Catholic leaders in Belarus
challenge government Orthodox activist fined for
criticizing lockdown of churches in Russia Expert opinion defends Jehovah's
Witness in criminal trial Shakeup in Belorussian Moscow
church Conservative rebellion in
Ekaterinburg diocese continues Church-State friction tests
"symphony" model Modernizing Orthodox priest draws
fire from patriarch Clergy and officials in
confrontations in Belarus Russia holds church accountable
for coronavirus infections Moscow church in Belarus undercuts
street protests More Jehovah's Witnesses arrested
in ethnic region of western Siberia Human rights center publicizes
case of Jehovah's Witness believer Moscow church continues to side
with Belarus dictator Belarus president points to the
religious aspect of conflict Moscow church in Belarus rebukes
protesters News media report conflicting
responses by Moscow church to turmoil in Belarus Ukrainian scholar criticizes
Moscow church's stance on Belarus Ukrainian patriarch seeks change
in American practice Ukrainian Orthodox support
protests in Belarus Belarus church leader urges
peaceful resolution of conflict Orthodox clergy divided over
electoral victory of Belarus president Jehovah's Witnesses indicted in
extreme far east of Russia Jehovah's Witnesses locked up
without bail for two months Senior clerics of RPTs die from
COVID-19 Voronezh troops using torture on
Jehovah's Witnesses Six Jehovah's Witnesses face trial
in Sverdlovsk region Jehovah's Witnesses win appeal in
Sverdlovsk region Russia is purging Ukrainian
Orthodox presence in Crimea Protestant preacher punished for
violating anti-evangelism law Year-long trial of Jehovah's
Witnesses interrupted by judge Jehovah's Witness granted reduced
punishment Ukrainian politician points to
European political thrust Jehovah's Witnesses repeatedly
tried for same offenses Ukrainian Bureau of Investigation
avoids interference in church dispute Major Muslim holiday observed
within pandemic conditions Ukrainian president shows
ecumenical spirit Largest raid on Jehovah's
Witnesses leads to police brutality Jehovah's Witness fined instead of
imprisoned Ukraine-Russia
church conflict echoes Russia-Ukraine hybrid war Christensen again put in
punishment cell Russian parliament to consider
changes in law regulating religion Record
number of searches of Jehovah's Witnesses in Voronezh Disgraced Orthodox monk threatens
political power Prosecutor asks for longest term
yet for Jehovah's Witness Political opposition explains
persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses Clerical pandemic denier punished
by secular court Russian protestants seek removal
of legal impediment to their activity Church court rules conservative
priest unworthy of clerical status Activist of protestant
Initsiativniki, who refuse to cooperate with state,
punished Prosecutor tries to block
Christensen's release Authorities interfere with release
of Danish Jehovah's Witness Russian church leader promotes
Putin's changes in constitution Persecuted Siberian shaman gets
international support Jehovah's Witness Dennis
Christensen to be released from prison camp Breaking News: Jehovah's Witness
prisoner released Believers support priest who is
under discipline Ukrainian politician claims credit
for criminal case against president Ukrainian crime bureau denies
interfering in church question Former Ukrainian president
threatened for church policy Radical conservative Orthodox
cleric defies church court Religious liberty publication
fined by Russian court Russia opens new church
celebrating victorious military Ukrainian churches oppose
same-sex and transgender rights Ukrainian church defends former
president Poroshenko Patriarch's schedule disrupted
again Russian press reports American
criticism of intolerance New level of severity of
punishment of Jehovah's Witnesses reached Far-right opposition to Moscow
patriarch's action Conditions for visiting churches
spelled out Orthodox church reopens for major
holiday Supreme Court increases severity
of penalty for convicted Jehovah's Witness New level of harsh penalty
requested for Jehovah's Witnes sPandemic creates problems for
Jehovah's Witnesses Four Jehovah's Witnesses awaiting
trial finally freed from custody Crimean Jehovah's Witness sent to
Russian prison camp Grim anniversary in case of Danish
Jehovah's Witness Ukrainian church tries to enlist
president's support Russian church in Moldova clashes
with civil government over pandemic Russia uses its new form of
persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses Parish safety in circumstances of
pandemic Eight Jehovah's Witnesses are
subjects of criminal case in Siberian city Patriarchate agrees to remove
Stalin from church building Church feels financial pinch of
pandemic Russia uses new
form of persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witness charged in
Russian Far East Self-styled Siberian healer
incarcerated Senior
monk dies in pandemic on 76th birthday Georgia commemorates St. George
despite pandemic Physician
monk succumbs to pandemic Church faces financial crisis due
to coronavirus Pandemic strikes another
Orthodox senior prelate Putin wants his face removed from
church wall Notorious Orthodox clergyman
banned from active ministry Religious freedom publication
attacked by Russian government Orthodox church leadership
suffering from COVID-19 Discord in Orthodox church over
lockdown restrictions Controversy in Russia over
church of the military Citizen complaint about church
people not observing lockdown precautions Antisemitic attack fails in
Ukraine Russian president takes note of
Christian holiday Russian president's plans for
Easter a mystery Another handful of Jehovah's
Witnesses to be tried for mere attendance at meetings Jehovah's Witnesses are searched
despite pandemic lock-down President of Belarus defies
precautions Antisemitic incident in north of
Russia Laity cannot attend Holy Week
services in Moscow Russia adjusts regulations on cash
collection boxes Baptists cry out for federal
intervention against scapegoating Refugee Jehovah's Witness released
in Belarus Highest levels of church authority
view accommodation to pandemic differently 20 whole families of Jehovah's
Witnesses face prosecution Orthodox leader faces
current crisis for church Jehovah's Witness wins appeal
against forced psychiatric examination Another Jehovah's Witness gets six
years plus Orthodox churches in St.
Petersburg still open Church sources dispute media
reports from St. Petersburg Media report Orthodox
churches defying attendance ban in St. Petersburg Patriarch commends saint's example
of isolation for Orthodox Russian Orthodox Church in
conflict with government of St. Petersburg Investigation of Japanese cult
leader completed Sentencing of Jehovah's Witness
set for Tuesday Ukrainian government wants to
limit public celebration of Easte rConvicted Jehovah's Witnesses win
appeal of penalty Tactics of intimidation against
Jehovah's Witnesses Russian priests resist precautions
against disease Orthodox take action against
coronavirus disease Moscow patriarch
issues orders for epidemic European governments speak up for
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses mount
defense in south of Russia Russian church
issues emergency instructions for coronavirus Russian church
doubts spread of virus through communion Fourth Jehovah's
Witness since 2017 imprisoned for six years Jehovah's
Witnesses caught in complicated appeals process Russian
government bodies compete for Jehovah's Witnesses'
property Putin grants
church's requests for changes in constitution Pro-Moscow
Ukrainian church leader claims persecution within
Orthodox world Russian
government interferes in protestants' training of
ministers Jehovah's
Witnesses in south Russia face delays of trial while
in custody Jehovah's Witness in
Belarus threatened with transfer to Russia Jehovah's
Witness in occupied Ukrainian territory penalized by
Russians Jehovah's Witness loses first
round of appeal against conviction Another
Jehovah's Witness sentenced by court Jehovah's Witnesses subjected to
prison brutality Another case of torture of
Jehovah's Witness reported Two more
Jehovah's Witnesses convicted in Russian Far East Long postponed
trial of Scientologists begins Politicians
support putting God into the constitution Religious
liberty issue highlighted in international conflict Russia
blacklists over 200 Jehovah's Witnesses, imposing
severe financial consequences Russian high court supports
Mormons' right to religious use of building New Ukrainian church deals
sensitively with elderly leader Siberian Jehovah's Witness forced
into psychiatric examination Church's suggestions to violate
separation of church and state fester Another court intervention in
Jehovah's Witness case Two more Jehovah's Witnesses
convicted on faulty evidence Pentecostal leader hopes for
better treatment at local level Moscow patriarch sparks media
storm over amending constitution Russian church expresses
traditionalist views on marriage American diplomats have
demonstrative visit with Ukrainian church leader Controversy follows death of
famous clergyman Prominent churchman suffers fatal
heart attack Three more Jehovah's Witnesses
convicted Two more Jehovah's Witnesses
convicted Judge rules case against Jehovah's
Witnesses too imprecise Jehovah's Witness sentenced in Far
East Jehovah's Witnesses arrested at
gathering in apartment Putin's annual state of the nation
address elevates values Jehovah's Witnesses accused of
child abuse, among other things Multiple Jehovah's Witnesses
convicted in Penza Jehovah's Witnesses trial to go on
in Far East Ukrainian church leader awaits
further success Patriarch Kirill's failures in
world Orthodoxy Government leaders make public
show for Christmas First anniversary of the new
Ukrainian church Old Believers argue over their
prayers Harassment of ordinary Jehovah's
Witnesses in south of Russia Sick Jehovah's Witness mistreated
in prison
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