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Macedonia: latest developments in Orthodox controversy

By Zoran Bojarovski, 24 July 2002

A sacked bishop is threatening to reveal the names of colleagues he says were prepared to agree to a controversial plan for the Serbian Orthodox Church to subsume its Macedonian counterpart. IWPR – 24 July 2002 – Bishop Jovan of Veles and Povardarje was denounced as a “traitor” earlier this month and stripped of his titles […]

Zoran Bojarovski is an editor with Forum Magazine in Skopje.

This article was first published on 24 July 2002 (BCR No 352) by the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), London. Posted on Religioscope with permission.Articles published by the IWPR on Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus as well as other topics can be accessed on its website:
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IWPR supports recovery and development in crisis zones by providing professional training, financial assistance and an international platform to independent media, human rights activists and other local democratic voices. IWPR’s primary beneficiaries are local journalists who participate in its reporting, research and training programmes.

Russian-speaking people: Christian satellite TV channel takes to the air

By RFE / RL, 15 July 2002

The first Russian-language, Christian-oriented satellite television channel began broadcasting on 15 July, RosBalt and other Russian news agencies reported the same day. RFE/RL – 15 July 2002 – The channel, called the New Life Channel (CNL), will initially broadcast for six hours each day and can be received in 74 countries including most of Central Asia, […]

Macedonia: Orthodox Church conflict continues

By RFE / RL, 13 July 2002

The Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church stripped Metropolitan Jovan of the Veles-Vardar region of his church functions and ordered him to retire to a monastery, RFE/RL’s South Slavic and Albanian Languages Service reported from Skopje on 6 July. RFE/RL – 8 July 2002 – Jovan, who recently reached an agreement recognizing the authority of […]

Republic of Mari-El (Russia) – Mari Paganism: traditional religion or destructive cult?

By Geraldine Fagan, 12 July 2002

In accordance with Russia’s 1997 law on religion – for which it lobbied – the Moscow Patriarchate is obliged to respect historical paganism. In accordance with Orthodox belief, however, it would do the exact opposite. Keston News Service – 12 July 2002 – The 1997 law’s preamble states that religions “constituting an inseparable part of the […]

This article by Keston News Service’s Moscow correspondent was first published in Russian on 11 July 2002 on the religious affairs website of Russian Journal (http://religion.russ.ru) [Russian Journal still exists: http://russ.ru/ – 20.08.2016].

Republic of Mari-El (Russia) – Mari Paganism: historical confession without privileges

By Geraldine Fagan, 12 July 2002

Despite being accorded “respect” by Russia’s 1997 law on religion, paganism in the republic of Mari-El (approximately 500 miles or 800 kilometres east of Moscow) is struggling to acquire legal status. Keston News Service – 12 July 2002 – The main reason for this, admits Mari anthropologist Nikandr Popov, is the weak organisational skills of the […]

Macedonia: Church deal bishops accused of treason

By Zoran Bojarovski, 8 July 2002

A deal between the Serbian and Macedonian churches to resolve a decades-long dispute over the latter’s status has divided public opinion in Macedonia and triggered accusations of treason. IWPR – 7 June 2002 – The row erupted after the two bodies signed an agreement on May 17, 2002, which abolished the Macedonian church’s independent autocephalous status […]

Zoran Bojarovski is an editor with Forum Magazine in Skopje.

This article was first published on 7 June 2002 (BCR No 341) by the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), London. Posted on Religioscope with permission.Articles published by the IWPR on Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus as well as other topics can be accessed on its website:
http://www.iwpr.net
IWPR supports recovery and development in crisis zones by providing professional training, financial assistance and an international platform to independent media, human rights activists and other local democratic voices. IWPR’s primary beneficiaries are local journalists who participate in its reporting, research and training programmes.

Estonia: registration transferred from Interior Ministry to courts

By Felix Corley, 5 July 2002

Under Estonia’s new law on churches and congregations, which came into force on 1 July, responsibility for registering religious organisations that choose to seek legal status has been transferred from the Interior Ministry’s Department for Religious Affairs to the local courts. Keston News Service – 4 July 2002 – “Religious organisations that currently have registration with […]

Macedonia: bishop accused of treason after accepting the authority of the Serbian Orthodox Church

By Zoran Bojarovski, 3 July 2002

A Macedonian bishop has been accused of treason after deciding to accept the authority of the Serbian Orthodox Patriarch over that of Macedonia’s own Orthodox church. Background: click here for an earlier report (June 2002). Update: Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported on 8 July 2002: “Bishop Ioannis of Veles, in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), […]

Zoran Bojarovski is an editor with Forum Magazine in Skopje.

This article was first published on 3 July 2002 (BCR No 347) by the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), London. Posted on Religioscope with permission.Articles published by the IWPR on Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus as well as other topics can be accessed on its website:
http://www.iwpr.net
IWPR supports recovery and development in crisis zones by providing professional training, financial assistance and an international platform to independent media, human rights activists and other local democratic voices. IWPR’s primary beneficiaries are local journalists who participate in its reporting, research and training programmes.

Moldova: deadline expires, but no compensation for Bessarabian Church

By Felix Corley, 2 July 2002

Despite the expiry today of the deadline for the Moldovan government to pay compensation ordered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg to the Orthodox Church of the Bessarabian jurisdiction for repeated refusal to grant it registration, there is little sign that compensation will be paid soon. Update: in July 2002, Bessarabian […]

Moldova: problems of registration for various religious groups

By Keston News Service, 1 July 2002

Muslims challenge denial of registration Moldova’s three thousand strong Muslim community has lodged a challenge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg to the government’s refusal to grant their faith registered status. The leader of the Spiritual Organisation of Muslims in Moldova told Keston News Service that those attending Friday prayers at […]

Macedonia: latest developments in Orthodox controversy

Russian-speaking people: Christian satellite TV channel takes to the air

Macedonia: Orthodox Church conflict continues

Republic of Mari-El (Russia) – Mari Paganism: traditional religion or destructive cult?

Republic of Mari-El (Russia) – Mari Paganism: historical confession without privileges

Macedonia: Church deal bishops accused of treason

Estonia: registration transferred from Interior Ministry to courts

Macedonia: bishop accused of treason after accepting the authority of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Moldova: deadline expires, but no compensation for Bessarabian Church

Moldova: problems of registration for various religious groups

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