BELARUS: Repressive new Religion Law imposes compulsory re-registration
Belarus’ repressive new Religion Law â now signed and which comes into force on 5 July 2024 – continues to require all religious communities to gain state registration before they are allowed to exist and continues to ban the activity of unregistered…
Belarus' repressive new Religion Law â now signed and which comes into force on 5 July 2024 - continues to require all religious communities to gain state registration before they are allowed to exist and continues to ban the activity of unregistered religious organisations. "There's nothing new under the sun," one Baptist commented. All registered religious communities are required to seek re-registration between 5 July 2024 and 5 July 2025. Officials refused to put Forum 18 through to senior regime religious affairs official Aleksandr Rumak, whose office drafted the new Law.
