Additional Name(s):
Alexey Miretsky, Aleksey Petrovich Miretskiy, Мирецкий Алексей, Мирецкий Алексей Петрович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:…
Additional Name(s):
Roman Aleksandrovich Gridasov, Гридасов Роман, Гридасов Роман Александрович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Christian –…
Additional Name(s):
Gennadiy Vasiliyevich German, Герман Геннадий, Герман Геннадий Васильевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Jehovah…
Jun 15, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Condemns Russian Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemned the recent increase in harsh…
Jun 23, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Urges Thailand and Malaysia to Protect Rohingya Muslim Refugees Stranded at Sea
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) calls on the…
Jun 23, 2020
USCIRF Applauds Russian Court’s Parole of Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the decision of a Russian District…
Jul 2, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Troubled by Russia’s Ongoing Imprisonment of Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed…
Jul 17, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Releases Report on the Anti-cult Movement and Religious Regulation in Russia and Central Asia
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)…
Read the full report here.
This issue update explains the legacy of Soviet-era legislation as well as the substantial influence of the western anti-cult movement on contemporary religious regulation in Russia and Central Asia. The report describes…