Russia’s ongoing crackdown on religious minorities, foreign missionaries, and evangelists has earned it a spot among the worst countries in the world for religious freedom.
...continue reading this storyRussia has brought an administrative case against a religious leader under the country’s controversial new package of anti-terrorist laws.
...continue reading this storyAn American man is among the first group of people to be targeted under new anti-evangelism laws in Russia.
...continue reading this storyChristians in Russia are grappling with a new law that effectively makes it illegal for them to share their faith, preach or pray outside of officially designated sites.
...continue reading this storyThe Slavic Centre for Law and Justice, an affiliate of the American Center for Law and Justice, said a new manner of carrying out missionary work in Russia will have to be established.
...continue reading this storyPolice raided a group of Christians gathered inside a private home in Gorki, Belarus on Dec. 22.
...continue reading this storyA Kazakh court in Astana has increased the severity of the sentence given a Christian convert from Islam.
...continue reading this storyKazakh authorities recently raided a church-run children's camp after claiming the children were being taught religion illegally and without their parents' permission.
...continue reading this storyChristians in Uzbekistan are becoming "prisoners of conscience" just for exercising their religious rights.
...continue reading this storyLast month a court in the Russian city of Orel sentenced a pastor to five days in prison.
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