Persecution of the Church

Faithful of the UOC outside the courthouse. Photo: Telegram channel “Fortress Lavra.” Court Postpones Hearing on State’s Bid to Ban Kyiv Metropolis of UOC Once Again Metropolitan Arseny. Photo: svlavra.church.ua Met. Arseny Released from Jail, Immediately Detained Again by Ukrainian Security Service The Holy Dormition Pochaiv Lavra. Pochaiv Lavra Calls for Prayer and Strict Fast Ahead of State Hearing to Ban UOC Anatolii Bondarenko. Photo: 18000 Ukrainian Mayor: UOC Only 'Temporarily' Occupies Churches Photo: Tetiana Tsaruk/YouTube Ukrainian Laity Movement: Authorities Are Slowly Killing Met. Arseniy Archpriest Vitaliy Popko. Photo: Volodymyr-Volyn Eparchy UOC Priest Released After Being Detained Near His Home UN experts are reportedly in contact with the Ukrainian government about the ongoing persecution of the UOC. Photo: United Nations UN Experts Warn Ukraine Over Religious Freedom Violations Amid Crackdown on UOC The Holy Dormition Pochaiv Lavra. Photo: travels.in.ua Pochaiv Lavra Responds to Media Reports Following Search by Ukrainian Authorities The procession outside of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon, which is located on hospital grounds. Photo: Kovel Media UOC Priest Found Guilty for Holding Unapproved Church Procession Metropolitan of Chisinau and All Moldova Vladimir splashes water on believers during Theophany celebrations in Chisinau, Moldova. January 19, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich Moldovan Christians Sound Alarm Over EU-Backed Persecution and Forced Progressive Agenda In Pochaiv, seminarians push back the attackers. [CREDIT: SPZh] Attempted Seizure at Pochaiv Lavra Repelled by Seminarians Met. Volodymyr and the clergy of the Volodymyr-Volynskyi and Kovel Eparchy. [CREDIT: Facebook] Metropolitan Volodymyr Responds to Threats of Forced Seizure of UOC Cathedral Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery. Source: Wikimedia Montenegrin Monastery Under Police Siege NTA records the Sacrament of Confession through an open window. Photo: NTA/YouTube Ukrainian Journalists Harass UOC Believers Praying in Private Apartments Estonian President Alar Karis. Photo: Patrik Tamm/ERR Estonian President to Supreme Court: Ban on EOC is Unconstitutional