{"id":69716,"date":"2026-02-03T02:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=69716"},"modified":"2026-02-03T02:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:45:18","slug":"russia-continues-crackdown-on-unregistered-baptist-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/russia-continues-crackdown-on-unregistered-baptist-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"Russland setzt Vorgehen gegen nicht registrierte Baptistenkirchen fort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Russian courts banned three more Baptist churches in October for failing to register with the government, according to the religious freedom watchdog Forum 18. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These churches, located in the southern region of Krasnodar, are part of the Council of Churches Baptists, which has already seen seven other congregations <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forum18.org\/archive.php?article_id=2996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">banned<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIn Russia, the \u2018witch hunt\u2019 is continuing,\u201d Russian attorney Anatoly Pchelintsev said. \u201cI have a question for the deputies who seem so quick to pass prohibitive and punitive laws: What\u2019s stopping them from providing clarity and certainty in legislation so that believers are not harassed?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is unclear why officials have specifically targeted congregations of the Council of Churches Baptists since 2024. However, it may relate to the numerous cases of \u201cunlawful missionary activity\u201d in the Krasnodar region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When a church is banned by court order, it is prohibited from meeting not only at its usual location but anywhere within the city or district.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The reason these churches choose not to register lies in their foundational purpose. The Council of Churches Baptists was established during the Cold War to resist Soviet control over its congregations, unlike registered churches, which were strictly regulated by the state. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although the Council continued its activities after the fall of the Soviet Union and now meets openly, they do so only in private homes or on private land.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Um weitere Nachrichten zu lesen, besuchen Sie das\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.org\/news\/\">ICC Newsroom<\/a>. F\u00fcr Interviews senden Sie bitte eine E-Mail an<\/strong><strong>\u202f<a href=\"mailto:press@persecution.org\">press@persecution.org.<\/a> Um die Arbeit von ICC auf der ganzen Welt zu unterst\u00fctzen, spenden Sie bitte an unseren <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/for\/internationalchristianconcern?_gl=1*39c47j*_gcl_au*OTYxMTk5MTE2LjE3NTAwODQ5MzA.*_ga*MzI3MDk1MTMzLjE3MTA5NTYxMTQ.*_ga_0FDDQ3PH5L*czE3NTMyODYzNjAkbzEyMTkkZzEkdDE3NTMyODYzNjgkajUyJGwwJGgw\">Fonds f\u00fcr dringende Hilfe<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Der Beitrag <a href=\"https:\/\/persecution.org\/2025\/11\/10\/russia-continues-crackdown-on-unregistered-baptist-churches\/\">Russland setzt Vorgehen gegen nicht registrierte Baptistenkirchen fort<\/a> erschien zuerst auf <a href=\"https:\/\/persecution.org\">International Christian Concern<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/persecution.org\/2025\/11\/10\/russia-continues-crackdown-on-unregistered-baptist-churches\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/persecution.org\/2025\/11\/10\/russia-continues-crackdown-on-unregistered-baptist-churches\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian courts banned three more Baptist churches in October for failing to register with the government, according to the religious freedom watchdog Forum 18. These churches, located in the southern region of Krasnodar, are part of the Council of Churches Baptists, which has already seen seven other congregations banned. \u201cIn Russia, the \u2018witch hunt\u2019 is [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":69711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-69716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ICC-Favicon-80px-27.png?fit=80%2C80&quality=69&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78979,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/russias-persecution-of-ukrainian-churches-continues-as-war-enters-fifth-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":69716,"position":0},"title":"Russia\u2019s Persecution of Ukrainian Churches Continues as War Enters Fifth Year","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"M\u00e4rz 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"As Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine enters its fifth year this week, religious communities in Russian-occupied territories face increasing pressure, harassment, and violence.\u00a0\u00a0 Reports from church leaders and human rights groups\u00a0indicate\u00a0that Protestant congregations\u00a0in Ukraine\u00a0have been\u00a0particularly\u00a0targeted with raids, closures, and intimidation, with\u00a0Moscow\u00a0aggressively\u00a0seeking\u00a0to reshape the religious landscape to serve its political and military\u00a0objectives.\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54333,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/religious-freedom-report-russia-guilty-of-severe-violations-against-religious-minorities\/","url_meta":{"origin":69716,"position":1},"title":"Religious freedom report: Russia guilty of \u2018severe\u2019 violations against religious minorities","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Oktober 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Palace of the Senate of the Russian Empire in Moscow. \/ Credit: Angel Miklashevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. 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