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

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

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

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

Letter to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The following letter from UOC lawyer Robert Amsterdam was sent to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on August 6, 2024 warning of his potential violations of international law and application of war crimes. The letter was copied to relevant officials in the United States, the European Union, and United Nations, includes leaked internal documents showing how members … Read more

Robert Amsterdam: The Wrong Enemy

The following opinion editorial was published by Robert Amsterdam, lawyer for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Since 2014 power in Ukraine has shifted to the right, in fact the full-scale war has accelerated a narrative of religious and language cleansing. With the destruction of Russian language rights which occurred in 2017, and the deification of the … Read more

Metropolitan Arseniy: Zelenskyy’s Prisoner of Conscience

The following is the English translation of sermon delivered by Metropolitan Arseniy of the Svyatogorsk Lavra on September 25, 2023, in which he comments on the harassment of his parishioners by the Ukrainian security services on September 23, which was the eve of a holiday celebrating the Cathedral of Svyatogorsk Saints and the 15th anniversary … Read more

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