Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Defrocked Priest’s Case Goes to Trial in Kazakhstan

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par Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Yakov Vorontsov. © Petr Trotsenko (RFE/RL) The case of Vladimir (Yakov) Vorontsov, a Russian Orthodox priest from Kazakhstan who was defrocked in 2024 over apparent retaliation for independent religious activity and public criticism of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, is scheduled to go to trial on September 11. But dubious charges and lack of adequate medical care in detention raise serious concerns.Vorontsov, 40, was arrested in February 2026. He is facing a seven-year prison sentence on charges of illegal drug storage and maintaining premises for drug use,…

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