24 June 2005 Russia: opening of country’s biggest mosque highlights Kazan’s millennium The biggest mosque in Russia opens on 24 June in Kazan as part of festivities marking the city's 1,000th anniversary.... Read more
09 November 2002 Russia: destruction of Orthodox church in Tatarstan Although not the first such incident in Naberezhnyye Chelny, the destruction of the Orthodox Church of St Tatyana on 1... Read more
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