11 April 2018, 16:30 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Armenian activists willing to restore ancient temple in Crimea through their own effort

NGO “Local Armenian National-Cultural Autonomy of Municipal Education in Bielogorsk District” initiates a project for the revival of St Elias Church of the X-XIV centuries, the ruins of which rest in Bielogorsk district of the annexed Crimea, near Bagate village, reports Religion in Ukraine citing Crimea.mk.ru

3 April 2018, 10:29 | Religion and society | 

Archbishop Klyment of UOC KP becomes public defender of Crimean political prisoner Balukh

Archbishop Klyment (Kushch) of Simferopol and Crimea, head of Kherson Eparchy of the UOC-KP became a public defender of the Ukrainian political prisoner convicted in the annexed Crimea, Volodymyr Balukh.

2 April 2018, 11:16 | Land and property problems | 

Roman Catholics in Sevastopol conduct festive Paschal service in front of closed church

On Easter Sunday, April 1, the Roman Catholic community of Sevastopol prayed on the street in front of the church's closed door. The worship was held by a priest of the UGCC, who read out the greetings from the Metropolitan Lazar of Simferopol and the Crimean (Moscow Patriarchate) and Fr Serhiy Haliuta, dean of Sevastopol deanery, reports Krym.Realii.

26 March 2018, 10:27 | Church-state relations | 

UOC-KP believers are chased and deprived of their valuables

According to Sedov, the community of Jehovah's Witnesses and the Krishnaites are also being persecuted on the peninsula. The human rights activist has noted that only the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) feels safe in the Crimea.

13 March 2018, 16:23 | Krym

First Liturgy in 500 years celebrated near Crimean cave church

19 February 2018, 11:20 | Church-state relations | 

Russian Council of Crimean Tatars set up in Crimea

In the annexed Crimea, the Russian-backed Crimean Tatar people's council was established to “provide feedback between the authorities and the population.” This is reported by Krym.Realia, which cites the Russian media.

7 February 2018, 10:29 | Protests and conflicts

Crimean Muslims embark on hunger strike against demolition of the mosque

Construction company Akura, which is engaged in the construction of the residential estate “Crimean Rose” in the Simferopol district of Striletsk city, is going to preserve "the building said to be a mosque” until the decision is adopted “by the authorities.”

12 January 2018, 11:09 | Krym

Human rights situation in occupied Crimea deteriorated significantly in 2017, - human rights defenders

"The figures cited in this report may not reflect the full extent of human rights violations as some of these facts have not been made public and remain concealed," the human rights activists emphasize.

15 December 2017, 12:22 | Religion and policy | 

UOC-MP blesses flags of Russian combat ships in Crimea

On December 13, 2017, the ceremony of the solemn consecration of St Andrew’s flags, which since 2001 was the flags of the Navy of the Russian Federation, took place in Russia-annexed Sevastopol. The blessing ceremony was held for warships and auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy, Religion in Ukraine has reported citing Interfax-russia.ru.

21 November 2017, 11:22 | Land and property problems | 

Seized premises of the UOC-KP to be passed to Crimean Ministry of Property

In early 2016, the Crimean Diocesan Department of the UOC-Kyivan Patriarchate, according to the decision of the “Arbitration Court of the Republic of Crimea,” was deprived of parts of the premises in the center of Simferopol, which houses the Cathedral of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles, Prince Volodymyr and Olga.

11 October 2017, 09:41 | Freedom of Conscience | 

In Crimea Russian authorities raid homes of Crimea Tatars again

In the city of Bakhchisarai of the annexed Crimea, early in the morning on October 11, searches began in the houses of the Crimean Tatars. This is reported by coordinator of the public organization “Crimea SOS” Tamila Tasheva on her Facebook page, according to UNIAN.

13 September 2017, 10:43 | Freedom of Conscience | 

One more Muslim detained in occupied Crimea

Russian security forces conducted a search on September 13 at Renat Paralamov's house in the Crimean village of Nizhnogorsk and detained him.

5 September 2017, 14:05 | Religious intolerance and vandalism | 

Persons involved in the attacks on the temple of the UOC-KP must be imposed sanctions

Ukrainian activists will appeal to the international community urging to impose personal sanctions against those involved in the attack on August 31 on the Church of the Equal-to-The-Apostolic Princess Olga and Prince Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate in Simferopol.

5 September 2017, 10:15 | Religious intolerance and vandalism | 

Church is planned to be turned into a communal grave

Archbishop Klyment of Simferopol and Crimea of the UOC-KP demands from the Crimean branch of the FSB of Russia to investigate into the actions of the security forces who blocked the temple of the Holy Equal-to-the Apostles Princess Olga and Prince Volodymyr in Simferopol on August 31, as well as to ensure the safety of the parishioners. Archbishop Klyment plans to file the relevant appeal with such requirements to the Kremlin-controlled Crimean government and the FSB of the annexed Crimea in the near future.

17 August 2017, 10:29 | Children young people and religion | 

Crimean Human Right Organization detects participation of the Church in militarization of children

The Crimean human rights group released a report entitled "Human rights in the context of militarization of Crimea", which lists the facts of human rights violations by Russian militaries and representatives of illegal paramilitaries in the territory of the annexed peninsula.

15 August 2017, 10:23 | Religious intolerance and vandalism | 

In Crimea, occupants destroyed a Muslim cemetery to build cottages

In Crimea near the children's camp “Artek” a Muslim cemetery was destroyed. This was done to build on its territory the cottages for guests of the facility. It was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Crimean News.

9 August 2017, 12:00 | Religious intolerance and vandalism | 

Russian authorities searched the Mullah’s house in Crimea

Russian occupation forces in the occupied Crimea came to search the house of a resident of the village of Kirovske, Umer Emirimzayev, activist Abdullah Yakubov wrote on his Facebook page. “The search began around 7:30, the house is surrounded, people are gathering in support of Erimazaev,” he wrote, UNIAN has reported.

1 August 2017, 09:50 | UOC (MP) | 

UOC-MP in Crimea prays for border guards defending Russia and Crimea

On July 29, in one of the units of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia in the Republic of Crimea Archpriest Dmytro Krotkov, chairman of the military department of Simferopol and Crimea Diocese of the UOC (MP) celebrated a prayer and sprinkled holy water on soldiers and their future shoulder straps with their subsequent ranks.