{"id":6996,"date":"2025-10-29T13:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=6996"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:48:14","slug":"ukraine-re-arrests-bishop-after-medical-release-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/ukraine-re-arrests-bishop-after-medical-release-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine re-arrests bishop after medical release \u2013 media"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kiev has cracked down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, labeling it a national security threat<\/strong><\/p>\n

A senior cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has been re-arrested by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) just hours after being released from pre-trial detention on medical grounds, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n

Metropolitan Arseny, the 57-year-old head of the Sviatogorsk Lavra monastery located in the Kiev-controlled part of the Donetsk People’s Republic, had been detained since April 2024 on allegations of disclosing sensitive military information. Investigators claimed that during a church sermon, the bishop shared information about Ukrainian military checkpoints.<\/p>\n

According to the monastery’s website, Arseny has a heart condition that may require surgery and he has become increasingly frail during his incarceration.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, a court in Dnepr approved his temporary release on $35,000 bail so he could receive medical care, the Union of Orthodox Journalists reported late on Tuesday. However, shortly after a brief hospital examination, SBU officers reportedly detained him again under a separate case initiated several weeks earlier. The court may decide on his continued detention as early as Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Kiev wants its largest Christian denomination banned<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Vladimir Zelensky’s government has been conducting a crackdown on the UOC, accusing clergy members of collaboration with Moscow and other security-related offenses. Church representatives have denied all charges, calling the cases politically motivated persecution.<\/p>\n

The UOC, Ukraine’s largest Christian denomination, maintains ties to the Russian Orthodox Church. Since 2018, Kiev has promoted the rival Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), created under then-President Pyotr Poroshenko as part of his failed reelection bid.<\/p>\n

Human rights organizations have condemned the Ukrainian government’s actions against the UOC, including passing a law that threatens a full ban of the church, as a violation of religious freedom under questionable security claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kiev has cracked down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, labeling it a national security threat A senior cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has been re-arrested by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) just hours after being released from pre-trial detention on medical grounds, according to local media reports….<\/p>\n

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