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Civil society activists were trained to document religious prosecution in Donbas and Crimea

11.12.2019 The workshop "How to document religious prosecutions in the occupied territories of Ukraine" involved religious figures, lawyers and human rights activists.

Ukrainian Council of Churches met with the Archbishop of Toronto and held its session (PHOTO)

25.04.2012 Photo: Maksym Vasin / IRF Ukrainian Council of Churches held meetings in Toronto TORONTO – A delegation of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and religious organizations met with Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic...

Delegation of the Ukrainian Council of Churches will hold a series of high-level meetings in Canada and the USA (PHOTO)

23.04.2012 Photo: Maksym Vasin / IRF Delegation of Ukrainian Council of Churches arrived to Canada TORONTO – On Sunday, April 22, the delegation of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations arrived in Toronto (Canada), where...

Presidents of European Council and European Commission condemned the attacks on religious communities

23.03.2012 European officials condemned religious intolerance BRUSSELS – The President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso issued a joint statement against religious intolerance on...

PACE calls on Europe to combat all forms of discrimination based on religion

19.01.2012 PACE urges to combat discrimination based on religion STRASBOURG – The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) at the end of 2011 has adopted the Resolution 1846 (2011) and issued the Recommendation...

New law in Hungary realizes discrimination and restricts the freedom of religion

12.12.2011 New law in Hungary restricts the freedom of religion BRUSSELS – On 10 November 2011, the Committee of Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament organized a hearing about the implementation of the EU Charter of...

Churches of Central and Eastern Europe shared their experiences of social services to needy (PHOTO)

22.11.2011 Photo: ecumenism.com.ua An international ecumenical conference was held in Minsk MINSK – An international interdenominational conference "Churches in the service to the needy. Possibilities of cooperation with the secular...

PACE sees future of European community in cultural and religious diversity

08.07.2011 Photo: assembly.coe.int PACE calls to develop the best model of living together in Europe STRASBOURG – In its Recommendation, adopted on June 22, 2011, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe calls on representatives of...

World's worst religious freedom violators were identified: Egypt cited for first time

24.05.2011 Photo: AP / Ben Curtis Egypt was designated as a “country of particular concern” WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2011 Annual Report, reports the Institute for Religious...

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Magnitsky Act sanctions against religious persecution

Can the UK, USA and other countries apply the personal sanctions to condemn on international level those individuals who are responsible for religious persecution?