Representatives
from unregistered Evangelical Christian-Baptist churches have appealed to the
Russian president protesting against a new bill, which in their opinion
“encroaches on citizens’ rights to freedom of conscience and religion.”
21.04.2014 - 12:56
On March 20th, 2014, the Russian
government confirmed a bill “On amending Federal Law ‘On freedom of conscience
and religious associations’ and abrogating provisions of certain legislative
acts of the Russian Federation”, and made the decision to submit the bill to
the Duma. The change primarily drops the requirement
to confirm that a religious group has existed for at least 15 years in order to
be registered as a religious organization.
14.04.2014 - 14:40
Ilkhom Merazhov and Kamil Odilov have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights.
17.02.2014 - 16:04
SOVA Center
for Information and Analysis presents its seven annual report on the freedom of
conscience in the Russian Federation.
24.04.2015
SOVA Center
for Information and Analysis presents its seven annual report on the freedom of
conscience in the Russian Federation.
03.06.2014
We publish the article «Religion
rules in Russia: Why does freedom of religion and belief continue to
cause conflict in post-Soviet Russia?» made
by Alexander Verkhovsky for
Index.
24.01.2014
SOVA Center
for Information and Analysis took part in the 2015 OSCE Human Dimension
Implementation Meeting in Warsaw (September 21 – October 2). Here we
publish
the report made by the center’s speakers at sessions "Fundamental Freedoms II" on
September 30, 2015.
30.09.2015
SOVA Center
for Information and Analysis took part in the 2015 OSCE Supplementary
Human
Dimension Meeting (SHDM) in Vienna (July 2-3). Here we publish the
report made
by the center’s speakers at working session "Freedom of Religion or
Belief and fostering mutual respect and understanding in the OSCE area -
opportunities
and challenges"
on July 2, 2015.
03.07.2015
SOVA Center
for Information and Analysis took part in the 2014 OSCE Human Dimension
Implementation Meeting in Warsaw (September 22 – October 3). Here we publish
the report made by the center’s speakers at sessions "Fundamental Freedoms II" on October 1, 2014.
01.10.2014