Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Defrocked Priest's Case Goes to Trial in Kazakhstan
September 01, 2026
September 01, 2026
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Mihra Rittmann, senior advisor for Central Asia:
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Defrocked Priest's Case Goes to Trial in Kazakhstan
Adequate Medical Care Lacking in Pretrial Detention
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The case of Vladimir (Yakov) Vorontsov, a Russian Orthodox priest from Kazakhstan who was defrocked in 2024 over apparent retaliation for independent religious activity . . .
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Defrocked Priest's Case Goes to Trial in Kazakhstan
Adequate Medical Care Lacking in Pretrial Detention
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The case of Vladimir (Yakov) Vorontsov, a Russian Orthodox priest from Kazakhstan who was defrocked in 2024 over apparent retaliation for independent religious activity . . .