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March 27, 2017 – It has been more than three months since the representatives of the Kiev Patriarchate ignore the decision of the Superior Agricultural Court of Ukraine, which gave a verdict of eviction. Furthermore, the executive authorities does not allow believers to worship in their rightful place of cult. They are not taking proper action to enforce the court’s […]

March 23, 2017 – The press release of Constantinople Patriarchate on the occasion of the meeting of Prime Minister of Ukraine Vladimir Groysman and Patriarch Bartholomew does not contain pledges to ensure assistance in the creation of “one church” in Ukraine. it is testified by the document’s translation from the Greek language, performed by the Union of Orthodox Journalists (UOJ). […]

March 23, 2017 – The Ministry of Culture is leading an orchestrated and systematic discrimination campaign against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). This is the view Yuriy Reshetnikov, the Chairman of the Ukrainian Department for Nationalities and Religion from 2009 to 2010. Mr. Reshetnikov gave an interview to the journal “Phrase”, and he holds a […]

March 22, 2017 – The legal trade union PRIVÈ is going to handle the legalization of the transfer of Saint Vladimir Cathedral in Kiev. According to the managing partner of the firm, Evgeny Kramarenko, “our legal firm PRIVÈ is handling the consulting, accompaniment, and judicial assistance to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate. The documents we collected have […]

February 22, 2017 – On February 22, the first trial between the Ministry of Culture and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC-MP) took place. The UOC-MP sued the Ministry of Culture over refusal to accept and register the internal charters of the dioceses and monasteries. The trial took place because the Ministry refused to register the charters over a course of […]