Ethiopian Evangelical Christian Denied Appeal on Religious Defamation Charges

June 29, 2018 — ICC Note: In Ethiopia this week an appeal was rejected by an Evangelical Christian who was sentenced for causing religious outrage when he allegedly defamed a replica of the Ark...

Ethiopian Evangelical Given Chance to Appeal Charges

May 1, 2018 — ICC Note: One Ethiopian Evangelical Christian has been allowed an appeal to fight the seven month prison sentence he was given. The man was charged with “causing outrage to religious...

Appeal for Ethiopian Evangelical Christian Fails, Wrongfully Given Seven Month Jail Sentence

March 23, 2018 — ICC Note: An Ethiopian Court has upheld the arrest and sentencing of and Evangelical man who was accused of causing “causing outrage to religious peace and feeling”. He made statements...

Evangelical Christian Arrested for Disagreement with Orthodox Church in Ethiopia

February 12, 2018 — ICC Note An evangelical Christian in Ethiopia has been arrested and sentenced to seven months in prison for offending the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. His offense was answering a question asked...

Russian Orthodox Church Wishes to Maintain Tight Grip on Ukraine’s Church

September 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is appealing to the oldest and likely most prestigious of the Orthodox Patriarchs in the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). The birthplace of the Eastern Orthodox...

Divide and Conquer Among Differing Russian Orthodoxies is the Name of the Game

August 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As the division among the Orthodox church in Ukraine has become apparent, leading to potential escalations in violence, the division among Russian Orthodox churches has not been so...

Deep Seeded Animosity Between Ukraine and Russia Seen Even in the Church

July 29, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The rivalry between the pro-Russian Ukrainian Orthodox church and the pro-Ukrainian Orthodox church has culminated in fears of an escalation in violence. Ukraine has seen a religious procession...

Ukrainian President Advocates for Recognition of Independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church

July 28, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The vocal and sometimes physical conflict between the Russian Orthodox and the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church has grown to a point the Ukrainian president has gotten involved. Many...

Ammunition Found Along Route of Russian Orthodox Procession in Ukraine

July 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The branch of the Russian Orthodox Church in Eastern Ukraine has been marching toward Kyiv in what they have been labeling as a procession of peace. An earlier...

Rival Orthodox Patriarchate’s Risk Violence in Ukraine; Ploy for Further Russian Involvement?

July 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Ukraine boasts three separate patriarchate's of the Orthodox church with one directly connected to Moscow and the others Ukrainian in origin. Between the churches, bad blood has ensued...