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After what the secretary for the Bessarabian Orthodox Metropolia described as a “ten-year battle” for state registration, the Moldovan government’s State Service for the Affairs of Cults has finally registered the Orthodox jurisdiction, which forms part of the Patriarchate in neighbouring Romania. Keston News Service – 31 July 2002 – “Everyone is pleased. We have fought […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moldova’s True Orthodox community has welcomed its 29 May victory in the Supreme Court in the Moldovan capital Chisinau over the government’s repeated denial of registration, but fears that this may not be enough to overturn the government’s objections to granting registration. Keston News Service – 31 May 2002 – “It is difficult to say when […]
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