The priests of the Chernovtsy eparchy appealed to the local authorities with an open letter, in which they demanded to stop the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) clerics.

Discrimination, violation of freedom of expression of Orthodox Christians by a State, interference by State, Ukraine

January 14, 2019 – The authorities exert pressure on the clergymen of the Gertsa deanery (Chernovtsy eparchy), inducing them to agitate for the Orthodox Church Ukraine[note]Orthodox Church of Ukraine is a religious organization that was formed with an aid of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine and with non-canonical actions of the Constantinople Patriarchate at the end of 2018. So far, […]

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Bishop Gedeon has been detained in the airport by the Security Service of Ukraine

Ukraine

February 13, 2019 – The Union of Orthodox Journalists reported in the evening that the abbot of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s (Moscow Patriarchate)[note] The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) is an autonomous Orthodox Church with headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine. It is spiritually and canonically linked with the Russian Orthodox Church. [/note] Desiatinny (Tithe – Ed.) monastery, Bishop Gedeon (Kharon) of […]

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St Trinity’s Church was Burgled for the 19th Time (since 1999)

Kosovo (territory)

February 11, 2019 – On 10 February 2019 late night the St Trinity’s Church (the Serbian Orthodox Church), situated in the village Babljak[note] The local faithful of Serbian Orthodox Church are Serbs who have returned back to their houses in the village Babljak after the 1999 bombing and 2004 March incidents [/note], nearby Uroševac (Albanian: Ferizaj) in Kosovo, was burgled. […]

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The Police applied physical force against believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) siding the provocateurs from the OCU.

physical assault, Ukraine, worship disruption

February 3, 2019 – Supporters of the OCU[note]Orthodox Church of Ukraine is a religious organization that was formed with an aid of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine and with non-canonical actions of the Constantinople Patriarchate at the end of 2018. So far, none of the canonical Orthodox Churches has recognised this organization as an Orthodox Church.[/note] have initiated a conflict […]

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Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosna tells the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina about the systematic discrimination of Serbian Orthodox Church

Bosnia and Herzegovina

January 30, 2019 – Today Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosna father Hrizostom held a meeting with the head of the Council of Europe Office in Sarajevo, his Excellency Mr Drahoslav Štefanek. Metropolitan welcomed Mr Štefanek, presented him the history of the Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosna, and told him about the problems with which the Metropolitanate has been facing. In particular Metropolitan emphasized systematic […]

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