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Ukrainian Council of Churches condemned anti-Semitic provocations in Kyiv

25.11.2019 The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations issued a statement condemning the desecration of the monument to the Jewish writer Sholem Aleichem in Kyiv.

Religious freedom threatened: Ukrainian Parliament adopted the draft law #4128-D without discussion with the churches

24.01.2019 The Parliament of Ukraine hastily adopted the draft law #4128-D without any discussion and without a second reading, ignoring numerous remarks of the churches and experts.

Ukraine introduces measures against domestic violence, rejecting “gender” terminology

08.12.2017 Photo: shutterstock.com 800x600 The Parliament of Ukraine has adopted a new law combating domestic violence, including forced abortions, taking into account the recently-articulated position of the Ukrainian...

Ukrainian Parliament delayed hearings on draft laws about religious issues

18.05.2017 Фото: Andriy Dubchak / RadioSvoboda.org (RFE/RL) 800x600 The Parliament of Ukraine has delayed hearings on the draft laws #4128 and #4511 about religious organizations issues. The draft...

Public religious meetings in Ukraine can be carried out without permits of authorities – Court's judgment

13.09.2016 800x600 Ukraine’s Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional the demand that permission be received from the local authorities for holding a religious peaceful assembly. The requirement was discriminatory and illogical since...

Process of live dialogue: Institute for Religious Freedom marks 15 years

27.07.2016 For 15 years, the Institute for Religious Freedom has performed an important mission of protecting freedom of conscience and religion in Ukraine and internationally.

Contradictory amendments were proposed to Ukrainian Law on Freedom of Conscience

06.07.2016 Photo: Maksym Vasin, IRF Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations" were controversially perceived by the religious community. Representatives of some churches and religious organizations have...

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