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Forum 18. BELARUS: New Life Church appeals against liquidation
14 November 2023Felix Corley, Forum 18, and Olga Glace, Forum 18 On 17 October, Minsk City Court ordered the liquidation of New Life Full Gospel Church, Yekaterina Kaverina of Minsk City Executive Committee stating that some of the Church’s online materials are “extremist”. Kaverina refused to explain why she had sought the Church’s liquidation after […]
Christian Vision. About us
Christian Vision for Belarus, short name: Christian Vision. Aims and Goals Civic organisation uniting clergy, theologians and activists of the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic and Evangelical churches in Belarus and abroad. It was established in September 2020 to coordinate informational, analytical, human rights, social, cultural, diplomatic, scholarly and pastoral work in the context of […]
Forum 18. BELARUS: Repressive draft Religion Law awaits second reading. Part 2
Part 1 18 October 2023Felix Corley, Forum 18, and Olga Glace, Forum 18 Belarus’ repressive new Religion Law awaits its second reading in the regime’s non-freely elected parliament after passing its first reading on 11 October. No date has been set. The text of the draft Law as presented to parliament was made public only […]
Forum 18. BELARUS: Repressive draft Religion Law awaits second reading. Part 1
18 October 2023Felix Corley, Forum 18, and Olga Glace, Forum 18 Belarus’ repressive new Religion Law awaits its second reading in the regime’s non-freely elected parliament after passing its first reading on 11 October. No date has been set. The text of the draft Law as presented to parliament was made public only on about […]
Persecuted Belarusian clergy
The list is maintained by the Belarusian Christian ecumenical group, Christian Vision. Constantly updated. As of 1 September 2025: 90 persons. The list is organized by religious affiliation and in alphabetical order. To contribute to the list, use a Telegram bot @christianvisionBot or email, christian.vision.by@gmail.com. Belarusian Orthodox Church 1. Priest Uladzislau Bahamolnikau, Minsk, Minsk eparchy […]
Persecution of the religious communities in Belarus through accusations of extremism
Following the2020 events, the Belarusian regime started to purge media space, identifying independent media, websites, telegram channels, social networks, as well as symbols associated with peaceful protest, as “extremist materials.” This led to administrative prosecution under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offences, including individuals who share information from such information sources, or information […]
Forum 18. BELARUS: After church bulldozed, New Life Church faces liquidation
3 October 2023Olga Glace, Forum 18 A Minsk court will decide in a case due to begin on 6 October whether the 31-year-old New Life Full Gospel Church will be stripped of its legal status and become illegal. If so, any activity it undertakes could risk up to a two-year jail term. The hearing comes […]
Forum 18. BELARUS: Is regime planning to liquidate New Life Church?
29 August 2023Felix Corley, Forum 18, and Olga Glace, Forum 18 The regime seized and demolished the place of worship of Minsk’s New Life Pentecostal Church, banned it from meeting outdoors in its car park, jailed its Pastor Vyacheslav Goncharenko for 10 days and banned its website for six months. On 23 August, a closed […]
Forum 18. BELARUS: Threatened with criminal prosecution for sharing faith in public
25 August 2023Felix Corley, Forum 18, and Olga Glace, Forum 18 Prosecutor Fyodor Mikhovich refused to explain why he threatened Baptist Vladimir Burshtyn with criminal prosecution if he continues to share his faith in public. “I do not know who you are,” he told Forum 18. The threat came after a court fined Burshtyn a […]
