Projects

Sort by date

2 January 2015, 10:36 | Scandals, crime |
Vandals knocked down a memorial cross in Mykolayiv
31 December 2014, 10:21 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
Destiny of contested churches in Rivne region to be decided by court
29 December 2014, 13:48 | Scandals, crime |
.Home of the priest who moved to the UOC-KP from Moscow Patriarchate burned down at night
22 December 2014, 10:11 | Freedom of Conscience |
UGCC priest was seated in electric chair in Donetsk
The priests of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church were tortured,a UGCC priest was seated in an electric chair, but the occupied part of Donbas has not been left without pastoral care. It was stated the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Patriarch Sviatoslav in an interview with the Internet newspaper Censor.net.
22 December 2014, 10:04 | Freedom of Conscience |
UGCC communities to be deregistered since January 1, 2015, their property to be confiscated
2 December 2014, 10:32 | Church-state relations |
Ministry of Culture setup a working group to resolve inter-church conflicts
28 November 2014, 17:39 | Authorities Religious Affairs |
Ministry of Culture establishes working group to settle interchurch conflicts
On November 26, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine held a session of the working group for the settlement of ongoing interchurch conflicts.
20 November 2014, 09:41 | Islam
Muslims of Crimea not to revenge for burning of the Mosques, according to Muftiate
11 November 2014, 12:20 | Scandals, crime |
An act of vandalism committed in the yard of a Roman-Catholic church in Nizhyn
Pastor of the Roman Catholic parish of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Nizhyn Fr. Yuri reported about the ruined church fence and broken glass on the bulletin board. This is not the first instance. The priest had already had to repair the wooden fence. However, this time the damage caused was more serious. The priest called the police.
24 October 2014, 09:22 | Freedom of Conscience |
UGCC may be prohibited in Crimea
Crimean authorities issued a law according to which all religious organizations must undergo the process of re-registration by the end of 2014.
22 October 2014, 11:33 | AUCCRO, inter-confessional councils |
All-Ukraine Council of Churches Concerned about Persecution of Religious Freedom in Crimea
Representatives of Ukrainian faiths stated that believers in Crimea, especially the citizens of Ukraine, faced the threat of the ban of their worship and religious activities.
17 October 2014, 10:50 | Monitoring of religious freedom |
Arseniy Yatsenyuk instructed Ministers to cooperate more closely with the Church in the social sector
Head of Government Yatsenyuk instructed central and local executive authorities to take measures to deal with problem issues voiced at a meeting with members of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations.
17 October 2014, 10:22 | Church-state relations |
President instructs the Cabinet to develop national human rights policies
President of Ukraine Poroshenko instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to ensure the development of the National Strategy in the field of human rights by January 1, 2015. This is stated in Decree No. 811/2014, posted on the website of the President.
17 October 2014, 09:55 | Freedom of Conscience |
Pastor Serhiy Lytovchenko released from captivity of Donetsk fighters
On Thursday, October 16, Serhiy Lytivchenko, a pastor of the local congregation of the Church of Seventh Day Adventists in Horlivka was reported to be released from captivity, having spent 20 days in captivity militant self-proclaimed “Donetsk People's Republic” (DNR), This information was confirmed by the Kyiv office of the Church for the Institute for Religious Freedom.
10 October 2014, 10:20 | Church-state relations |
Arseniy Yatsenyuk said the government will not allow stirring religious hatred in Ukraine
Prime Minister of Ukraine Yatsenyuk said that the government will not allow stirring religious hatred in Ukraine. He will pursue those guilty of the seizure of temples and priests under law, reports the Institute for Religious Freedom.
29 September 2014, 10:49 | Freedom of Conscience |
In Horlivka armed men kidnapped an Adventist pastor from the house of worship during the Holy Communion
On Saturday, September 27, in the city of Horlivka, Donetsk region, controlled by the so-called People's Republic of Donetsk (DNR), people in camouflage uniforms, armed with machine guns broke into the house of worship of the Seventh Day Adventists located at Horlivka Divisia Street 1, where the Holy Communion was administered at the moment.
24 September 2014, 10:35 | Freedom of Conscience |
Rights of Muslims and UOC-KP are violated in Crimea, Jewish community ceases to exist in Donbass, according to human rights defenders
In Russian-annexed Crimea the persecution of Muslims and Orthodox believers of the Kyiv Patriarchate has become systemic.
18 September 2014, 08:41 | Freedom of Conscience |
Crimean Mosque checked for involvement in extremism
Books from the list of Islamic literature banned in Russia and now in the occupied Crimea were seized in the mosque in Simferopol’s Fountains district, where on September 17, the "prosecution" officers performed an inspection, reports Radio Liberty.
9 September 2014, 09:55 | Temples, church property |
Pro-Russian mercenaries seize Protestant church in Luhansk region
Mercenaries of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (which the Ukrainian court names a terrorist organization) on September 8 occupied the building of the Church in Anthracite (Luhansk region). Armed men with two priests of the Orthodox Church entered the meeting house and demanded that all leave the church.
8 September 2014, 12:53 | Scandals, crime |
Archbishop Klyment: In Crimea, FSB Exerts Pressure on Priests
In the Russian-occupied Crimea officers of the Federal Security Service of Russia exert psychological pressure on the priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, stated Archbishop Klyment of Simferopol and Crimea (Pavlo Kusch).

12345678910