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The UOC community of the Volyn village of Bobly presented to the OSCE officials evidence of violations of their rights to freedom of religion by OCU activists

September 24, 2019 buildings of worship, Ukraine, verbal assault

On September 24, 2019, representatives of the OSCE Mission met with believers of the Holy Protection Church (UOC) in the village of Bobly of the Turiisk district, Volyn region, the deputy of the Turiisk District Council Vladimir Krasulia reports on Facebook. “Testimonies of victims and witnesses of crimes, written and video materials were provided. The OSCE officials recorded everything. The […]

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OCU activists cut locks on UOC church in Malinsk, Rovno region

September 3, 2019 buildings of worship, Ukraine

3 September 2019. At about 7:00, OCU supporters cut locks on the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Church of the UOC in the village of Malinsk of the Berezno district (Ukraine). According to eyewitnesses, about three dozen people came to the temple in early morning and immediately began to cut down the locks. The first to see this was the […]

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OCU activists expel Bishop Pimen from the temple in his native village

September 2, 2019 buildings of worship, Ukraine

2 September 2019. Representatives of the OCU community tried by force to expel the vicar of the Rovno Eparchy of the UOC, Bishop Pimen of Dubno from the church in honor of St. John the Theologian having been grabbed by them before in the village of Kopytov, Korets district, Rovno region. This was reported by the UOJ correspondent. The vicar […]

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OCU supporters throw a smoke bomb into territory of UOC temple

August 27, 2019 buildings of worship, Ukraine

27 August 2019. On the evening of August 26, 2019, drunken supporters of the OCU threw a military smoke bomb at the territory of the UOC church of the holy Archangel Michael in the village of Zadubrovka of the Zastavna district, Chernovtsy region (Ukraine), reports the press service of the Chernovtsy-Bukovina Eparchy. “Today, at 21:50, Alexander Andriychuk, known by his […]

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In Dorotishche, UOC community prevents radicals from seizing church

August 13, 2019 buildings of worship, Ukraine

13 August 2019. In Volyn, the UOC community and believers who arrived for backup did not allow the radicals, led by a local official, to seize their temple. On August 10, 2019, in the village of Dorotishche of the Kovel district, Volyn region, the OCU and “Right Sector” activists made another attempt to seize the Church of the Assumption of […]

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