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Monday, October 19, 2015

Report: Religious liberties imperiled in eastern Ukraine and Russian-occupied Crimea

THE REPORT SAYS RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CRIMEA "HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, DETENTIONS, AND BEATINGS" SINCE RUSSIA'S 2014 FORCIBLE ANNEXATION OF THE UKRAINIAN PENINSULA, WHICH WAS CONDEMNED BY MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES IN A VOTE AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. MEMBERS OF THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE KYIV PATRIARCHATE, UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND MUSLIM TATARS HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY TARGETS OF THESE ABUSES IN CRIMEA SINCE THE RUSSIAN TAKEOVER, THE REPORT ADDS.


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