{"id":1553,"date":"2020-04-30T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=1553"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:48:54","slug":"russian-pastor-may-be-forced-to-tear-down-his-house-for-hosting-religious-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/russian-pastor-may-be-forced-to-tear-down-his-house-for-hosting-religious-services","title":{"rendered":"Russian pastor may be forced to tear down his house for hosting religious services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1553\" class=\"elementor elementor-1553\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f3c94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f3c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1cab19\" data-id=\"d1cab19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb4296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efb4296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Wide implications for Russian religious groups which are not permitted to own property<\/b><\/li><li><b>Case pending at top European Court<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3a5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>STRASBOURG\u00a0(30 April 2020)<\/b> \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adfint.wpengine.com\/campaign\/religious-freedom-in-russia\/\">Vitaliy Bak<\/a>, the leader of a Baptist community in Southern Russia, may soon be forced to demolish his house for holding allegedly illegal religious worship services there. Amidst the corona crisis, the city administration has filed a lawsuit and asked the local court in Novorossiysk to order the demolition of the house \u2013 in which several people live \u2013 simply because religious services were held there. Under Russian law, communities with the status of a religious group cannot own property and must therefore meet in residential buildings.<\/p><p>This comes after the property was sealed off by the authorities in July 2019 based on the same allegations. In December 2019, ADF International\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adfint.wpengine.com\/news\/authorities-sealed-off-place-of-worship-case-against-russia-filed-at-european-court\/\">filed an application<\/a>\u00a0alleging violations of freedom of religion on behalf of Pastor Bak against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights. An urgent letter has been sent to the Court to inform it of the increased pressure on the community while the Court is deciding whether or not to hear the case.<\/p><div class=\"fitvids\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSBpZD0id2lkZ2V0MiIgdGl0bGU9IlBhc3RvciBWaXRhbGl5IEJhayBhbmQgcmVsaWdpb3VzIGZyZWVkb20gaW4gUnVzc2lhIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL0k3ZWdBMFFGSXBzP3dtb2RlPXRyYW5zcGFyZW50JmFtcDtyZWw9MCZhbXA7ZmVhdHVyZT1vZW1iZWQmYW1wO2VuYWJsZWpzYXBpPTEmYW1wO29yaWdpbj1odHRwczolMkYlMkZhZGZpbnQud3BlbmdpbmUuY29tIiB3aWR0aD0iNjQwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjM2MCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj0iYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIiBkYXRhLW1jZS1mcmFnbWVudD0iMSI+PC9pZnJhbWU+\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_I7egA0QFIps_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">Est\u00e1s viendo un contenido de marcador de posici\u00f3n de <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. Para acceder al contenido real, haz clic en el siguiente bot\u00f3n. Ten en cuenta que al hacerlo compartir\u00e1s datos con terceros proveedores.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Desbloquear contenido<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Aceptar el servicio requerido y desbloquear los contenidos<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><p>\u201cNo one should be persecuted because of their faith. Everyone has the fundamental right to choose their religion and practice it alone and with others, in public and in private. The lawsuit to order Vitaliy Bak to demolish his own property comes on top of previous raids and forced closures. This is deeply concerning for religious minorities in Russia. This house was the only place in which his group could meet. Religious communities should be free to worship without government interference. Pastor Bak\u2019s case marks a dangerous return to darker times in history, when the places of worship of disfavored religious groups were routinely shut down and even demolished using the pretext of alleged administrative violations.<\/p><p>We brought this case before the European Court of Human Rights in order to reopen pastor Bak\u2019s place of worship and to ensure that Russia guarantees all its citizens their inherent right to freely practice their faith. Now, as the case develops more urgency and pastor Bak\u2019s property is in danger of being destroyed entirely, we have informed the Court of these latest developments,\u201d said Felix B\u00f6llmann, Legal Counsel for ADF International and lead counsel for Vitaliy Bak at the European Court of Human Rights.<\/p><p><b>Religious minorities in Russia<\/b><\/p><p>Bak is the leader of a Baptist community in Verkhnebakansky, Russia. Authorities sealed areas of his property shut in July 2019. Formally, they accused the community of unlawfully using a residential property for worship. In addition, they said the building had not been secured in accordance with Russian anti-terror laws. The first lawsuit demanded a ban on religious activities in the building. At the first level, the court ruled in favour of the Baptist community, but the authorities won the following appeals. While these appeals were pending, an agent of the Federal Security Service \u2013 successor to the infamous KGB \u2013 together with police and local government officials raided the building during a festive religious service. After the refusal of his appeal at the Supreme Court in Russia, Pastor Bak took his case to the European Court of Human Rights.<\/p><p>Now, while this case is pending at the European Court, the Russian authorities have applied to the local court to order pastor Bak\u2019s property to be demolished. This came after two additional visits by the authorities to ensure the property remained closed. These inspections found no violations by the community but they nonetheless claimed that the house was not a residential building. Initially, the request to demolish was put on hold by the local court for formal reasons, though the lawsuit is expected to continue as harassment of the pastor Bak\u2019s community persists.<\/p><p>Vitaliy Bak, the applicant in the case, said, \u201cThe authorities now applied to order us to demolish the property for a second time. I bought this house for myself and my family. The Russian law says I can host religious meetings in my private property and that\u2019s what I was doing until the authorities came for us. It started with the threat of legal proceedings and culminated in a raid during a service and the forced closure of the building. Now I can\u2019t use my own property, my religious community has no place to meet, and my house may be demolished. Currently, due to the corona crisis, we are forced to meet virtually, and it is uncertain when legal proceedings will continue. Nevertheless, we fear what the authorities will do next as soon as the corona measures are lifted. My dream is that our small group of believers will be able to worship together safely and enjoy the freedom protected in the Russian constitution.\u201d<\/p><p><b>Russia in conflict with international law<\/b><\/p><p>According to the US\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RUSSIA-2018-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf\">report on religious freedom in 2018<\/a>, Russia prosecuted members of many Christian denominations and others for so-called \u201cunlawful missionary activity\u201d. Police conducted raids on the private homes and places of worship of religious minorities. These groups report that local authorities have used anti-extremism laws to add to the government\u2019s list of banned religious texts. Officials prevented religious minority organizations from obtaining land and denied them construction permits for houses of worship.<\/p><p>Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights enshrines the right to\u00a0freedom of religion\u00a0or belief which includes the right to manifest one\u2019s religion in community with others. Additionally, Article 11 protects the right to freedom of assembly and Article 14 secures freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion.<\/p><p>\u201cEveryone has the right to choose their religion and to express it publicly and privately. This includes the freedom to do so in community with others. By ratifying the European Convention on Human Rights, Russia has agreed to be held to account on its human rights record. Respecting the\u00a0religious freedom\u00a0of its citizens is not just a right protected by the Convention, but a litmus test for democracy. We are hopeful that the Court will agree to hear the case of Vitaliy Bak and his community,\u201d said\u00a0Robert Clarke, Deputy Director of ADF International.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/adfint.wpengine.com\/campaign\/religious-freedom-in-russia\/\">Find out more.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c4475 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a1c4475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0702bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0702bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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