Some fell victim to indiscriminate shelling. But in other cases the destruction was deliberate.
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Nicaragua: Nuns and Opposition Mayors Out, Russian Troops In
The Ortega regime is not only a threat for human rights. Now it threatens regional and global stability as well.
Russian Anti-Cult Indoctrination for Students of Occupied Ukraine
Anti-cultist Roman Silantyev called the Ukrainian leadership “neopagan and occult” and explained that an independent Ukraine will soon no longer exist.
Russian Leading Anti-Cultist Calls Ukrainians “Nazis,” “Satanists,” and “Cannibals”
Archpriest Alexander Novopashin is vice-president of Russia’s largest anti-cult organization, and still styles himself as a “corresponding member” of FECRIS.
Hare Krishna Detained in Russia
In Syzran they were accused of holding an unauthorized procession. In fact, authorities believed they might convert Orthodox Christians.
FECRIS Should Lose Its Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC
Bitter Winter proved in a series of articles that the anti-cult organization FECRIS and its affiliates constantly supported Russia and China. An international appeal (with many Ukrainian signatures).
Russia’s Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses: Unlawful, the European Court of Human Rights Says
In a historic decision of June 7, the judges denounced the Russian concept of “extremism” as a tool used to violate religious liberty.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate: Split or Maneuver?
Is the part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that remained in communion with Moscow really breaking with Kirill—or just pretending to?
Putin Lied About the 2014 Odessa Tragedy – Part 2
“About 40 anti-Maidan activists died in Kulikovo Square on May 2, 2014.” But were they killed deliberately?
Putin Lied About the 2014 Odessa Tragedy
“Nazis burned alive peaceful pro-Russians,” Putin said. Willy Fautré went to Odessa to investigate in 2014. The real story was different.