“Mr. Johnson’s takeaway from the experience, he said, was that the anger directed at him on social media did not translate into real life.” nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/…

Learning Russian traditions the hard way

Congratulations on your Pulitzer win today, Katie! You’re amazing! pulitzer.org/winners/katie-…

Russia dropped a 250 kg bomb on an evangelical church in Zavitne, Ukraine but it didn't explode. 'You are merciful God, you saved the prayer house,' says the man recording the video.

30 killed! “Numerous religious leaders and believers have become victims of Russia’s aggressive tactics, with 30 Ukrainian clergymen killed and 26 held captive by Russian forces in the past two years.” - International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance state.gov/irfba-chairs-s…

World War Two wasn’t real look everyone just drank and partied!

Not mentioned in this article is the fact that Greek-rite Catholic priests from Ukraine, Ivan Levytsky & Bohdan Heleta, are currently imprisoned by Russia and the Vatican has made no public pleas to the Kremlin for their release. newsweek.com/ukraine-cathol…

Since its invasion, Russia has sought to characterize evangelical Christians in occupied Ukraine as extremists to justify the seizure of their property and the erasure of religious communities. Simon Ostrovsky reports with support from @PulitzerCenter.
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As Russia began forcefully transferring some 20,000 Ukrainian children to Russia, the head of a Christian orphanage in Mariupol decided to take matters into his own hands. This is the story of how he saved 19 children from forced displacement: pbs.org/newshour/amp/s… PBS NewsHour

After Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, some 20,000 Ukrainian children were forcefully moved to Russia.

With @PulitzerCenter support, watch part of Simon Ostrovsky's conversation with the head of a Christian orphanage who took matters into his own hands to get kids to safety.

'I think its very instructive to look at Kremlin propaganda and what they seem to be preparing their society for,' Simon Shuster tells Jacob Heilbrunn.

'They're preparing their society for a total war.'

Watch the full event ➡️ bit.ly/3xOARC2

The “Ministry of Internal Affairs is now in our church building. They cut off all the crosses. Only the Russian Orthodox Church or UOCMP can function there. All others: Catholics, Protestants & the independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine are outlawed” euromaidanpress.com/2024/04/23/obe…

In the last week of February, a large billboard appeared across the street from Mike Johnson’s home church in Benton, Louisiana. “For such a time as this,” it read, quoting a Bible verse alongside an image of a damaged Baptist church in Berdyansk, Ukraine. The advertisement was…

Our coverage of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has received a Peabody Awards nomination.

Congratulations to Leila Molana-Allen, amna, Geoff Bennett, @JohnYangTV, @NickSchifrin, @LBarronLopez and so many others who contributed to this reporting. bit.ly/4d9Kz1U

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Q: What would a defeated Russia look like?

Professor Timothy Snyder answers.

'After they beat Azat Azatyan so bad blood came out of his ears; after they sent electric shocks up his genitals; after they wacked him with pipes and truncheons, the Russians began to interrogate him about his faith. 'When did you become a Baptist?''
Indispensable reporting…

Russia relentless campaign to purge Ukraine of evangelical Christians played a big role in changing Speaker Johnson’s views on support for Ukraine aid