Search: Russia,Ukrainian Orthodox Church (2 materials)

The Law Banning the UOC: Can Religious Policy Coexist with Freedom of Religion?

... based in countries recognized as having committed armed aggression against Ukraine. This creates legal grounds to prosecute and dissolve parishes and dioceses of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate solely because of their canonical communion with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), even though the Council of the UOC proclaimed the “full autonomy and independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church” on May 27, 2022. The law does not directly mandate the dissolution of the UOC, but only because it does not exist as a single legal entity under Ukrainian law; only its components (dioceses, parishes, monasteries and educational ...

02.10.2024

Why International Institutions Overlook the Persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church?

... religious organization are best protected at the national and regional levels rather than internationally Violated rights of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) by the Ukrainian government is accompanied by disruptions in the international system of whistleblowing,... ... are trampled underfoot. The government agencies lack sufficient resolve to condemn Kiev’s religious policy. Finally, when Russia raises this issue at the UN Security Council, referring to the UN Charter and expressing concern over the problems faced ...

15.08.2023

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