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

... “ideology of the Russian world.” The Commission suggested that the bill be submitted for review to the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe or the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief [ 3 ] to confirm its compliance with international law [ 4 ]. These critical objections did not prevent the passing of Law 8371 by an overwhelming majority of lawmakers in Ukraine’s parliament on August 20, 2024. The controversial and at the same time populist law, with its vague implementation mechanism, was ratified largely due to electoral competition between two major parties, European Solidarity and Servant of the ...

02.10.2024

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

... default. That is why public organizations and experts abstain from hasty assessments of what is happening to church communities during the military confrontation, limiting themselves to remarks about “hate-speech” or about “the future restoration of Ukraine,” which will also include instructions on proper state-church relations. But there are also deeper reasons. In our opinion, the very system of addressing religion-related issues in contemporary international law has many shortcomings at the current stage of development. Until recently, international organizations positioned themselves as emphatically secular, and the problems of violence or violations of religious rights were addressed within ...

15.08.2023

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)