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Churches initiate meeting with the Prime Minister to ensure religious freedom during the COVID-19 pandemic

26.05.2020 The Ukrainian Government’s decree does not provide for the subsequent stages of easing restrictions on religious meetings.

IRF Statement on the inadmissibility of inciting hatred in society caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

29.04.2020 Responsibility for the identified specific violations should be claimed from violators but not the religious community of Ukraine itself.

Ukrainian Council of Churches calls all believers to celebrate Easter at home

16.04.2020 Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations appeals to all believers not to neglect COVID-19 but to follow the instructions of their religious leaders and government decisions on the quarantine.

Ukrainian Council of Churches calls for compliance with the quarantine requirements

13.03.2020 Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations has issued a special appeal to the public regarding the prevention of the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the necessary actions during quarantine in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Ministry of Health recommends religious communities to take quarantine measures

13.03.2020 Officials recommend churches and religious organizations to take additional measures during worship services and ongoing religious practices.

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

wednesday 11 december 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 discussed the topical issues with President Zelenskyy

04.12.2019 The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations presented to the President of Ukraine a list of topical issues that have arisen in recent times and which require joint solutions.

Ukrainian churches urge all Parliament factions to save freedom of expression

02.12.2019 Churches and religious organizations of different denominations, as well as believers from different regions, sent letters to all factions of the Parliament of Ukraine asking them to redirect the draft law #0931 for revision.

Ukrainian Council of Churches convinces parliament to amend the draft law #0931

26.11.2019 Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations urges MPs to amend the draft law No. 0931, so that the fanatical fight against discrimination should not lead to the suppression of citizens' constitutional rights.

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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?