For three years in a row provocateurs have disrupted worship at the site of the destroyed temple in the center of Sumy.

Ukraine, worship disruption

On October 14, 2019, on the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, several dozen people under the flags of the “Right Sector” staged a “provocative Sabbath” just a few meters from the worship venue, attended by two thousand believers of the UOC. It is reported by Pravoslavie.Sumy. “This ‘event on the occasion of the Day of Defender of Ukraine’, which […]

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Bulgarian church robbed, desecrated for the third time in recent years

buildings of worship, Bulgaria

October 4, 2019. A church in the Bulgarian city of Vratsa, 60 miles northeast of Sofia, was desecrated and robbed Monday night. This is the third such attack against the Church of St. Nicholas in recent years, reports btnovinite.bg. Police believe the thief was hiding inside the church until the staff left. In the morning, an employee found that $85 (150 leva) […]

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Ukrainian media publish a fake about Patriarch Kirill and Georgian Church

Defamation, Russia, Ukraine

28 September 2019. A number of Ukrainian and Russian media published a fake saying that Patriarch Kirill supports separatism in Georgia. On September 23, the Ukrainian edition “Religiina Pravda” (“Religious Truth”) published information that “the Georgian Patriarchate has accused the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church of promoting separatism”. As it turned out later, this information is not true. In […]

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UN Human Rights Council discusses violation of the rights of UOC believers

buildings of worship, Montenegro, North Macedonia, physical assault, symbolic attack, Ukraine, verbal assault

24 September 2019. The NGO “Public Advocacy” organized the hotel event “Religious Freedom Today: Orthodox Churches of Ukraine, Montenegro, North Macedonia” during the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, reports the website of the human rights organization. During the event, UN representatives were presented with packages of documents on violations of the rights of Christians in Ukraine, Montenegro, North […]

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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

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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