The Russian Orthodox Church began centuries ago in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine; but now, with that capital, as well as Ukraine itself, under
Religious liberty in Russia and in the occupied regions of Ukraine have been steadily and systematically eroded since the Kremlin’s invasion in 2022, reaching
The war in Ukraine has enormous religious implications and is deeply troubling to Eastern Orthodox Catholics in the United States, according to a leading
Russia’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) has relegated more than 200 Jehovah’s Witnesses to its List of ‘Persons Involved in Extremism or Terrorism,’ according
The six-year prison term of the Jehovah’s Witness is upheld On May 7, 2019, World Religion News reported on Jehovah's Witness Dennis Christensen's Appeal
Christensen was arrested in Russia in 2017 because of his religious affiliation Dennis Christensen, who was arrested in May 2017 while attending a Jehovah's
Oppression isn't just striking Muslims The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has issued its latest report about religious freedom in the United
This is the second conviction in the country Sergei Skrynnikov, a Jehovah's Witness, was found complicit in participating in extremist organizational activities. The April
The LDS members were found guilty of proselytizing. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said two of its volunteers detained by Russian
The seizure of the administrative building is the latest in a series of confiscations of the religion's properties. Based on official documentation dated March