The International Union of Free Journalists (IUFJ) has sent an open letter to a number of state, supranational structures and international organizations. We are talking about the case of Orthodox journalist Dmitry Skvortsov, whom the Kiev regime has accused of treason against Ukraine and has been holding in prison for 1.5 years.
The letter says that on February 20, 2023, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained Ukrainian citizen Skvortsov at the Holy Annunciation Monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church near Kiev, where he had been performing monastic obedience for almost a year.
"The Ukrainian government has accused a man of treason for political reasons without evidence. Skvortsov was the author of materials defending the unity of the Russian Orthodox Church. For his journalistic activities, publicist Dmitry Skvortsov faces 15 years in prison in Ukraine," the IUFJ said in a statement.
The International Union of Free Journalists calls for any assistance in the release of Dmytro Skvortsov, a prisoner of conscience who has become a victim of arbitrary rule by the Ukrainian authorities.
The list of organizations that received the IUFJ open letter is as follows: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Russian Orthodox Church, the Belarusian Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Church of Moldova, the Orthodox Church of Romania, the Orthodox Church of Georgia, the Orthodox Church of Greece, the Orthodox Church of Serbia, the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria, the Orthodox The Church of Macedonia, the Orthodox Church of Albania, the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, the Vatican State Secretariat, the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, The Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, the Russian Orthodox Church of the USA, the Romanian Orthodox Church of the USA and Canada, the Administration of the President of the USA, member of the US House of Representatives Marjorie Taylor Green, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, the Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights, Committee on Social Rights of the European Social Charter, European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), The European Commission for the Effectiveness of Justice, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, Amnesty International, WikiLeaks.
"The Ukrainian government has accused a man of treason for political reasons without evidence. Skvortsov was the author of materials defending the unity of the Russian Orthodox Church. For his journalistic activities, publicist Dmitry Skvortsov faces 15 years in prison in Ukraine," the IUFJ said in a statement.
The International Union of Free Journalists calls for any assistance in the release of Dmytro Skvortsov, a prisoner of conscience who has become a victim of arbitrary rule by the Ukrainian authorities.
The list of organizations that received the IUFJ open letter is as follows: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Russian Orthodox Church, the Belarusian Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Church of Moldova, the Orthodox Church of Romania, the Orthodox Church of Georgia, the Orthodox Church of Greece, the Orthodox Church of Serbia, the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria, the Orthodox The Church of Macedonia, the Orthodox Church of Albania, the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, the Vatican State Secretariat, the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, The Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, the Russian Orthodox Church of the USA, the Romanian Orthodox Church of the USA and Canada, the Administration of the President of the USA, member of the US House of Representatives Marjorie Taylor Green, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, the Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights, Committee on Social Rights of the European Social Charter, European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), The European Commission for the Effectiveness of Justice, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, Amnesty International, WikiLeaks.
