Six months after his congregation was banned from worshipping in its church building, Pastor Yuri Semenyuk, has complained of new harassment from the authorities.
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TransdniesterMap reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.Still banned from worshipping in churchSunday, May 11th, 2008President initiates order to halt Pentecostal church’s public worshipFriday, December 21st, 2007The 300-strong congregation has now been forced to meet in small home groups. If the church were to defy the ban and continue to meet as one congregation, Pastor Semenyuk suspects that the authorities would strip the congregation of its legal status. Religious materials routinely confiscated at borderThursday, November 15th, 2007Religious material is routinely confiscated, the most recent known case being a Russian Orthodox priest, Fr Oleg Cernat, whose car was impounded for four days as he did not declare church candles. Restrictive draft Religion Law proposedThursday, November 1st, 2007A restrictive draft Religion Law is being proposed in the parliament of the unrecognised entity of Transdniester. The new draft if adopted would stop any new religious communities, unaffiliated to existing registered denominations, from gaining legal status for ten years. Car returned but not Christian magazinesThursday, October 18th, 2007As several Protestants were about to give out Christian magazines to students on 8 October in Tiraspol in Moldova's breakaway Transdniester republic, two State Security Ministry officers pounced. Russian Orthodox Church Protesting Registration RequirementsFriday, August 4th, 2006Orthodox church leader protests registration requirements, saying that other religious groups are treated differently. New Religious Control Law RejectedWednesday, May 5th, 2004New Religious Control Law Rejected |
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