Russia News News Russia » Religion: Putin using Russian Orthodox Church to repress religion, panel says
The regime of Vladimir Putin is using the Russian Orthodox Church in efforts to repress other faiths not only in Ukraine and other foreign countries but within Russia’s borders, clergy and rights ...
News Russia » Religion: Why Russia And Ukraine Both Stake A Claim To Crimea
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 18: Six years on from the day Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty of accession to absorb Crimea in the Russian Federation on March 18, 2020 in Simferopol, ...
News Russia » Religion: The Ukraine war has given rise to an 'exorcism economy' in Russia
“Please tell me where to go? A 14-year-old teenager has been possessed by a demon … we tried healers, but they couldn’t help … has anyone encountered this? Moscow region.” This is one of many similar ...
News Russia » Religion: U.S. Jehovah’s Witnesses fear for safety of Russian followers after court bans religion
On Thursday, Russia’s Supreme Court banned the Jehovah’s Witnesses as an “extremist” group, ordering them to liquidate their national headquarters and local offices and turn over all of their property ...