Category Archives: Russia

Russian courts rule that personal evangelism is an illegal form of church recruitment

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Pastor Foley

In separate cases in May, courts in Russia’s far northeast Chukotka Autonomous Okrug fined two Christians for personally distributing Bibles and Christian books, ruling that the distributions constituted illegal church recruitment and not personal evangelism. The two Christians, Ryshkov Mikhail … Continue reading →

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Russia: Evangelical believers paid a rising “tax on faithfulness” in 2022

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Pastor Foley

Evangelical believers paid a “tax on faithfulness” in 2022, and that tax is increasing, according to persecution watchdog Voice of the Martyrs Korea. “Across the Russian Federation in 2022, basic Christian activities—gathering for worship, distributing Bibles and Christian literature, and … Continue reading →

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Ukraine pastors receive training in martyrdom…at Richard Wurmbrand’s old prison

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Pastor Foley

“We are alive. We are fed. We have clothes. We are healthy.” That was the reply of one pastor in Russia-occupied Ukraine to our question, “What message would you like us to share with Christians in the outside world about … Continue reading →

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