19 October 2002
Plans by the Russian Orthodox Church to open a church in the North Korean capital Pyongyang are part of a... Read more
Category: Articles
17 October 2002
A new concordat between the Georgian state and the Orthodox Church is cementing the latter's special status in society.
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16 October 2002
At a conference in Moscow on cooperation between government and religious organizations on 10 October, Viktor Zorkaltsev, chairman of the... Read more
16 October 2002
The non-official house church movement in China has drawn wide support among Christian groups in the West. But some house... Read more
10 October 2002
Growing anti-Semitism and poor economic prospects are threatening to extinguish two Jewish communities on the North African coast.
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27 September 2002
The head of the "expertise" department of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organisations has told Keston News Service... Read more
27 September 2002
Six days ago, Turkey's chief election body barred the country's most popular politician and three other candidates from standing in... Read more
25 September 2002
Armenia's harsh treatment of a tiny religious minority is causing new strains in its relations with a key pan-European structure.... Read more
18 September 2002
The closure of a number of mosques has led to speculation of an imminent government campaign against the Islamic opposition.
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14 September 2002
The Kyrgyz government has intensified its criticism of Islamic fundamentalist extremists, which Bishkek describes as the main threat to the... Read more