Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, agreed to an ecclesiastical court's decision to excommunicate Sergii Romanov. This decision comes over a month after the original ruling by the Yekaterinburg court.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Belarus had his passport canceled, likely due to his criticism of the Belarusian government. This violates the Constitution of Belarus and could lead to an attempt to weaken or scapegoat minority religions in the region.
The attorney general has filed suit against a Siberian-based cult and arrested its founding members. This could be an infringement on religious freedom, and could have something to do with the country's COVID-19 response efforts.
