Executive Summary ....................................................................................... i
I. The Orthodox Church in Ukraine .............................................................. 1
A. Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine ........................................................................................ 1
B. The Political Decision to Request Autocephaly ................................................................ 2
C. The UOC as a Self-Governing Church ............................................................................... 4
D. Separation from Moscow Patriarchate ............................................................................. 5
II. Oppressive Measures Against the UOC .................................................... 9
A. Ukraine’s Crackdown on the UOC ...................................................................................... 9
B. Sanctions against UOC Members and Clergy ................................................................12
C. Criminal charges and jailing of UOC bishops .................................................................13
III. Legal Guarantees of the Freedom of Religion ...................................... 19
A. The International Legal Framework ................................................................................ 19
B. The Ukrainian Constitutional Framework .......................................................................21
D. International condemnation of Ukraine’s attacks on the UOC ......................................21
E. The dangerous precedent of collective punishment......................................................22
IV. Conclusion .................................................................................................. 25
