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The prosecution continues to believe that Metropolitan Arseniy voiced the locations of AFU checkpoints during his sermon. Head of the press service of the SBU in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Halyna Pryshchepa, announced that the case of Metropolitan Arseniy (Yakovenko), the abbot of the Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra, has been adjusted and is now ready for court proceedings on the merits, Ukrinform reports. "The materials of the criminal case have already been forwarded to the court for consideration of the substance. In the criminal proceedings, everything remains the same as it was at the suspicion stage," Pryshchepa said. Earlier, she mentioned that evidence collection continues in the case of Metropolitan Arseniy, with additional specific examinations being assigned. #freedomforUOC #religious_discrimination #truth_about_Ukraine Source of the info. Subscribe to Voice of Orthodox Ukraine, know truth about human rights and religious politics in Ukraine

According to the religious scholar, it is impossible to close thousands of communities simultaneously and disperse the believers. Doctor of Philosophy, professor at the Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Liudmyla Fylypovych, stated that a new anti-church bill is not needed since Ukraine does not use the legislative mechanisms it already has in relation to the UOC, specifically fines and sanctions, reports Espreso. In legislative initiative 8371, Fylypovych sees echoes of totalitarianism and warns against its adoption. "How can any worship service be halted or priests of this church sent to Gulags somewhere? There are quite a few of them, around 10,000. And what to do, actually, with the believers, who number in the millions? I do not believe that Ukraine should act as the totalitarian regime once did with our churches, because what then is the difference between us and the anti-people, inhumane regime that Russia has always pursued (whether in the period of the Tsardom of Moscow, the Russian Empire, the USSR, or the Russian Federation). I am against such parallels," stated the religious expert. She also believes that the anti-church law 8371 has frightened many, and a direct ban on the UOC as an organization might force believers into such religious circumstances that they will be in opposition to the current regime. Instead, the religious scholar suggests using other legislative mechanisms. "Sanctions and fines should be imposed on them. But we are not using these mechanisms provided by our legislation. If there is material collected against you that indicates you are engaged in anti-Ukrainian activities and this is dangerous for national state security, then you should be held accountable for that. If you cooperate with occupation authorities, work explicitly for the FSB, and there is evidence of this, then you should answer to the law. There are specific articles in both the criminal and administrative codes under which they can be held accountable. 60 cases have already been opened, although not all are proven, only half have reached a court decision, but this work needs to be done consistently and vigorously," noted Fylypovych. #attempts_to_ban_the_UOC #freedomforUOC #religious_discrimination #truth_about_Ukraine Source of the info. Subscribe to Voice of Orthodox Ukraine, know truth about human rights and religious politics in Ukraine

The Sabbath, which the so-called activists staged in front of the Cherkassy courthouse, where the case of Metropolitan Theodosius was considered, went beyond the obvious incitement to hatred and violation of the laws of wartime. This time, we have no right to be patient. The brutal "OCU" bandit raised his hand against the Orthodox teenager. The bastard was hardly stopped by the women whom he wished to "die". I'm sorry, Christians, for not choosing our words, but it doesn't deserve others and has to pay. ⚠️Crimes have been documented and we inform you that this publication is an official appeal to law enforcement agencies about the commission of crimes. 1. The first and most important thing is a crime under Art. 161 of the Criminal Code "violation of the equality of citizens depending on their race, nationality, region, religious beliefs, disability and other grounds." The crime, obviously, had its organizers and was committed by a group of people. Therefore, it is part 3 of this article, which is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 5 to 8 years. 2 The second is Art. 296 of the Criminal Code "Hooliganism". It is punishable by a fine or restriction of liberty. 3 The third is Art. 294 of the Criminal Code "Mass riots". It is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 5 to 8 years. And most importantly. The video shows an attack by a savage "for the OCU", first on an adult believer of the UOC, and then on a minor boy with the aim of causing bodily harm. We hear foul language and threats to children and women from an aggressive inadequate. This must find a legal assessment, a dangerous individual must be isolated from society. We appeal to the representatives of the Cherkasy Eparchy of the UOC with a request to identify this criminal in a gray T-shirt for further prosecution under the law. And one more thing. A teenager must have a family, a father. If he is a man, it should be a matter of honor to put that scoundrel in his place and make him answer according to the law. Our children and women, our mothers, to whom "this" wishes to die, must be protected. Whatever. Unpunished evil is bound to become greater and cause even more harm to you and your loved ones. To a large extent, we ourselves are to blame for the situation in which we and our Church have been driven. Because they were too patient, too passive, did not fight back when it should have been done long ago. There is still time to change everything, brothers and sisters. Act decisively, we and Orthodox lawyers will support you. #Religious_terror_in_Ukraine #freedomforUOC #religious_discrimination #truth_about_Ukraine Source of the info. Subscribe to Voice of Orthodox Ukraine, know truth about human rights and religious politics in Ukraine

🇬🇧URGENT! EVIL HAS CROSSED THE BORDERS IN CHERKASSY! THERE WAS AN ATTACK ON A TEENAGER AND THREATS TO WOMEN 🇺🇦ВАЖЛИВО! ЗЛО ПЕРЕЙШЛО МЕЖІ У ЧЕРКАСАХ! #НАПАД НА ПІДЛІТКА, ПОГРОЗИ ЖІНКАМ

The UOC clergy refuse to exchange to the Russian Federation, but the state has a scheme when it can be done without the consent of the person. The Strana publication, citing its sources within the UOC, states that priests and hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, against whom criminal cases have been initiated, have repeatedly been offered the option of exchange to Russia. "However, the UOC's position on this matter is clearly negative – they refuse to agree to the exchange. Firstly, the Church's priests are Ukrainian patriots and do not wish to go to Russia. Secondly, such an exchange would set a precedent and open Pandora's box – UOC priests would simply start to be massively seized and thrown into prisons for replenishing the exchange fund. I don't know if Met. Jonathan consented to the exchange. But there is a scheme where consent is not required. It involves stripping a person of Ukrainian citizenship, after which they are deported from Ukraine," notes Strana's source. Recall that in 2023, Zelensky signed a decree stripping representatives of the UOC from Donetsk, Crimea, Romny, Odesa, and Chernivtsi-Bukovyna dioceses of their citizenship. List of UOC clergy deprived of citizenship: Anatoliy Ivanovych Yeletskykh – Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchyn and Bratslav; Serhiy Leonidovych Anitsoy – vicar of the Tulchyn Diocese, Bishop Serhiy of Ladyzhyn; Volodymyr Semenovych Vynychenko – Archbishop Varsonofiy of Novoazovsk (Donetsk Diocese); Viktor Anatoliyovych Hradomsky – Archpriest Victor, rector of St. Alexander Nevsky Church (Odesa Diocese); Mykolai Mykolayovych Donenko – vicar hierarch, Bishop Nestor of Yalta; Valentyn Volodymyrovych Yehorenko – Metropolitan Meletiy of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna; Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Maslennikov – Metropolitan Joseph of Romny and Buryn' (Romny Diocese); Ivan Petrovych Seredny – Metropolitan Iriney of Dnipropetrovsk and Pavlohrad; Andriy Petrovych Skobiol – Archbishop Amvrosiy of Volnovakha, vicar of the Donetsk Diocese; Oleksandr Borysovych Taranov – Archbishop Arkadiy of Roven'ky and Sverdlovsk; Rostyslav Pylypovych Shvets – Metropolitan Lazar of Symferopol and Crimea; Viktor Serhiyovych Shynkarev – Archbishop Paisiy of Kostiantynivka; Ihor Fedorovych Yakovenko – Metropolitan Arseniy of Sviatohirsk, vicar of the Donetsk Diocese, abbot of the Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra. #freedomforUOC #religious_discrimination #truth_about_Ukraine Source of the info. Subscribe to Voice of Orthodox Ukraine, know truth about human rights and religious politics in Ukraine

Priest David Isakadze said during his homily after the prayer service that the situation with the UOC reminds Georgians of what happened in Georgia in the 20-30s. On June 27, a rally in support of the persecuted Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) was held outside the European Union Embassy in Tbilisi. Many representatives of the Georgian Orthodox Church clergy participated in the event. The participants accused the EU of supporting the persecution of canonical Orthodoxy and held portraits of UOC hierarchs who are on trial. In the video from the event, you can see that the posters held by the participants depicted specific representatives of the Ukrainian clergy who are in detention and contained other facts about the persecution of the UOC. During a sermon following a prayer service, priest David Isakadze stated that the situation with the UOC reminds Georgians of what happened in Georgia in the 1920s and 1930s. "We heard, read, and saw this in documentaries," he said. Additionally, Georgian politician Jondi Bagaturia emphasized that the current Ukrainian authorities are openly persecuting Orthodoxy and the clergy. He also noted the EU's silence regarding these persecutions. The Georgian Patriarchate did not officially endorse the rally but did not prohibit it either. #freedomforUOC #religious_discrimination #truth_about_Ukraine Source of the info. Subscribe to Voice of Orthodox Ukraine, know truth about human rights and religious politics in Ukraine