26 July 2002 Russia: are religious organs equal before the law? Report on experiences in Tatarstan and Mari-El Russia's 1993 Constitution declares that the country is a secular state, and that religious associations are equal before the law.... Read more
12 July 2002 Republic of Mari-El (Russia) – Mari Paganism: traditional religion or destructive cult? In accordance with Russia's 1997 law on religion - for which it lobbied - the Moscow Patriarchate is obliged to... Read more
12 July 2002 Republic of Mari-El (Russia) – Mari Paganism: historical confession without privileges Despite being accorded "respect" by Russia's 1997 law on religion, paganism in the republic of Mari-El (approximately 500 miles or... Read more
