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Press Release: President Zelensky Preaches Hate, Strips Religious Leader of Largest Christian Community in Ukraine of Citizenship

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The following press release was distribution to media today: Kyiv, Ukraine, July 8, 2025 – Amsterdam & Partners LLP and its Managing Partner Robert Amsterdam, international counsel to the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), are outraged at the deprival of citizenship of His Beatitude Onufriy, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, by presidential … Read more

“Zelenskyy is destroying Ukraine’s Church,” Robert Amsterdam says in TV Interview

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Robert Amsterdam is a renowned international human rights lawyer who is currently engaged in a significant case concerning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, reports the investigative news program Nexus on TRT World. In the segment, he argues that the church is facing systematic persecution under the regime of President Volodymyr Zelensky. With over four decades of … Read more

Press Release: Robert Amsterdam Condemns Ukrainian Government’s Unlawful Raid on Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

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The following press statement was issued to media today: KYIV, UKRAINE – March 28, 2025 – International lawyer Robert Amsterdam, representing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), vehemently condemns the unauthorised intrusion by the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture into the sacred Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, one of Eastern Orthodoxy’s most revered holy sites and a UNESCO World … Read more

Unlawfully Detained UOC Metropolitan Arseniy Kept in Freezing Jail Cell without Heat

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The brotherhood of the Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra has requested prayers for Metropolitan Arseniy, who remains in a pre-trial detention center in Dnipro, according to a message published on the monastery’s website and reported by the Information and Education Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Reports indicate the metropolitan’s cell lacks heating, potentially endangering his … Read more

Amsterdam & Partners LLP Releases New Report, “Ukraine’s War on Religious Freedom”

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Ahead of Robert Amsterdam’s participation in a panel event at the International Religious Freedom Summit 2024 in Washington DC, Amsterdam & Partners LLP and Save the UOC are releasing a new report documenting the latest abuses inflicted upon our church by the Ukrainian government, as well as detailing the illegality of Law 3894, which aims … Read more

Robert Amsterdam Presents Appeal to USCIRF on Ukraine’s Illegal Law to Ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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Following statements of concern and condemnation of the Ukrainian government’s recently passed law to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church issued by organizations as diverse as Human Rights Watch and His Holiness the Pope, Robert Amsterdam, lawyer for the UOC, has issued a new filing before the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

Metropolitan of Odesa Writes Letter to President-elect Trump on Religious Persecution in Ukraine

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Metropolitan Agafangel of Odesa of Izmail, permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, has published a letter written to President-elect Donald Trump. In his letter, Metropolitan Agafangel writes, “We believe that with your election as President of the great nation of the United States, peace will come not only to the … Read more

“Religious freedom is under attack in Ukraine” – Robert Amsterdam in the Moscow Times

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Robert Amsterdam, international lawyer for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, has published an oped in the Moscow Times detailing the Ukrainian government’s persecution of his clients and arguing for intervention. Amsterdam urges the Ukrainian government to submit their new law on religious cleansing for international review before bodies such as the EU’s Venice Commission. Excerpt below: … Read more

Human Rights Watch Condemns Ukraine’s Proposed Ban of Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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The non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch has issued a statement today highlighting their concerns that Ukraine’s recently passed law which will allow for the banning of an entire religious denomination would violate international human rights law. According to Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch, “the law interferes with the right … Read more

Open Letter to Hudson Institute on Hosting Event to Justify Violations of Religious Freedoms in Ukraine

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On September 18th, the Hudson Institute is hosting an event titled “Religion in the Crossfire between Russia and Ukraine,” featuring speakers Nina Shea, Oleksandr Aliksiichuk, Dr. Maksym Vasin, Lauren Homer, Pavlo Unguryan, Dmitry Bodyu, and Dr. Katharyn Hanson. Not a single one of these individuals represents the views of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the largest … Read more

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