USCIRF Releases New Report on Violations of Religious Liberty in Russia

Russia Escalates Religious Persecution, Targets Pastors & Churches

Russia continued to persecute pastors and shutter churches within its borders and in territories it occupies in Ukraine in 2025, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) stated June 30 in an updated report on Russia. Russia imprisoned, tortured and levied monetary fines against many religious leaders, including Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), and others this year, USCIRF said in the update to its Ru…

USCIRF Releases New Report on Violations of Religious Liberty in Russia

The comprehensive document highlights the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Scientologists, Falun Gong practitioners, and others. by Massimo Introvigne Oleg Sirotkin, a Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to six years in a penal colony on May 30, 2025. Source: JW Russia. The USCIRF, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, released on June 30 its new report on Russia. The USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal gove…

USCIRF cites Russia’s ‘blatant’ religious freedom violations as Ukraine peace talks stall • Biblical Recorder

WASHINGTON (BP) — Russia continued to persecute pastors and shutter churches within its borders and in territories it occupies in Ukraine in 2025, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said on June 30 in an updated report on Russia. Russia imprisoned, tortured and levied monetary fines against many religious leaders, including Protestant, Catholic, [...]Read More...

USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in Russia

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