A priest in Omsk was detained for “rehabilitation of Nazism.” The FSB warned that “the fate of the Greek Catholic Church in Russia” is at stake.
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How Putin Humors Xi Jinping: Crackdown on Moscow’s Falun Gong
A woman has been arrested on May 3 and three other practitioners held as witnesses.
Russia, Anti-Cultist Scares Children with a New Bogeyman, Massimo Introvigne
Archpriest Alexander Novopashin uses an old picture, whose meaning he does not understand, to present the editor of “Bitter Winter” as a demon-in-chief.
Ukraine: Italian Money for Odesa’s Cathedral Heavily Damaged by Russian Shelling Urgently Needed
Promised Western assistance for religious places of worship damaged by Russia’s war should not be delayed by bureaucracy. Ukraine needs it now.
Will Estonia Really Declare the Moscow Patriarchate a “Terrorist Organization”?
Earlier statements by Interior Minister Läänemets were somewhat mitigated after his meeting with President Karis. Exaggerations never help, but Patriarch Kirill poses real problems.
Süleymancılar: Turkish Sufi Organization Ridiculously Accused in Russia to “Work for the German Intelligence”
The trial against those arrested in June 2023 has now started in St Petersburg, with new and more bizarre charges.
La Russie et la FECRIS : quand une image en dit plus que mille mots
L’archiprêtre Alexander Novopashin fait des conférences contre les « recruteurs ukrainiens de terroristes » et continue d’afficher un énorme logo de la FECRIS.
Russia: Now They Came for Ak-Jaŋ. The Destruction of a New-Old Religious Movement
An offshoot of Altai’s “Burkhanist” religion (although not using this name), the Karakol Initiative Group, part of the “White Faith” movement, is heavily persecuted.
Russia and FECRIS: When a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Archpriest Alexander Novopashin lectures against “Ukrainian recruiters of terrorists” —and continues to display a huge FECRIS logo.
Russia: Sentenced to Forced Labor for Posting New Generation Church Material on Social Media
The decision against a man in Prokopyevsk confirmed that courts now treat with the same harshness “indesirable” and “extremist” organizations.