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19.04.2022
Religion in secular society |
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Representatives from unregistered Evangelical Christian-Baptist churches protest changes to the law on freedom of conscience
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 - 12:56Russian government approves draft amendment “On Freedom of Conscience”, easing registration for religious organizations
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 - 14:40Imams from Novosibirsk turn to ECHR
Ilkhom Merazhov and Kamil Odilov have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights.
17.02.2014 - 16:04"Statutes & Decisions" releases a special issue on anti-extremism and forensic expertise in Russia 
The issue features articles by Alexander Verkhovsky, Olga Sibireva and Dmitry Dubrovsky.
19.04.2022Freedom of Conscience in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2021
This is the latest annual report by the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis on freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation.
11.04.2022Freedom of Religion or Belief in Russia: Restrictions and Challenges in 2020
This short version of our annual report was published in Talk About: Law and Religion. Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies.
04.05.2021Video: Seminar "Prevention of Right-Wing Radical and Religiously Motivated Violent Extremism. In Search of a Positive Experience"
On June 3, 2021, SOVA Center and the Conflict Analysis and Prevention Center held a seminar “Prevention of Right-Wing Radical and Religiously Motivated Violent Extremism. In Search of a Positive Experience.” See the full video of the seminar.
16.06.2021The Supreme Court's decision banning the organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses
On April 20, 2017, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the central organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses as an extremist organization and banned it along with 395 local religious organizations. The decision of the Supreme Court you can see here.
21.09.2017Address and recommendations at the 15th working session "Fundamental Freedoms II
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
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