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UN, EU organizations must act jointly to protect Christians - Lavrov

ISIS crimes against Christians bear all hallmarks of genocide

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on international organizations to pay attention to the problem of Christians' persecution.

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Christians persecuted in Ukraine by national-radical forces - Lavrov

"Three Orthodox priests have been killed, and many others have fled to Russia from extremist threats," he said.

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Metropolitan tells Poroshenko that Orthodox churches are being seized illegally

Chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Metropolitan of Borispol and Brovary Antony has complained to Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko that numerous church buildings had been illegally seized from the church by force.

Ukrainian nationalists attack Moscow Patriarchate's church in Sumy

When Archbishop Yevglogy of Sumy and Okhtyrka, having finished the prayer service, went on the stairs of the cathedral "the masked young men tried to approach him, shouting various dirty profane words and threats of physical extermination," the spokesperson said.

Up to 373 Assyrians Captured By ISIS, Executions Have Begun

According to Assyrian leaders in Hasaka, the number of Assyrians captured by ISIS is as high as 373. There are 150 confirmed captives whose names are known.