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19 February 2021 Olga Glace, Forum 18 Bailiffs accompanied by police used an angle grinder and a crowbar on 17 February to gain access to Minsk s New Life Pentecostal Church to evict it. Officials told the Church they were enforcing a 2009 court order. Aleksey Petrukovich, who signed the enforcement order, refused to explain why the eviction happened, and why force was used. I am indignant. This is a hostile takeover of church property with the excuse of official papers, Sergiy Melyanets, a member of a different Church who witnessed the eviction, told Forum 18. On 17 February, police and court bailiffs forcibly evicted New Life Full Gospel Church from the building it has used in the capital Minsk since 2002. Some 30 bailiffs, police, and Housing Repairs and Utilities Association officials took part in the eviction. Bailiffs used an angle grinder to cut the door lock to gain entry. ....
The Orthodox community launched an appeal to Metropolitan Veniamin to save him. Aleh Zayats went for a walk near his house on January 23 and ended up at Akrestsina Street. He was sentenced to 25 days - the maximum possible term. His toes have been amputated, and he also has cancer. In protest, Aleh went on a dry hunger strike - he completely refused food and water. All the days since his arrest, Aleh did not drink or eat. This can be confirmed by all 24 people from our 6-bed cell, says a person who was in the same prison with Aleh on Akrestsina Street and Zhodzina. ....
Metropolitan Veniamin Metropolitan Veniamin Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus There is a lot that we can accomplish when we stand united, Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, told reporters on 11 January. “When united we can accomplish a lot. Our history teaches us this. When there are some divisions, opposing views, we begin to stumble. Therefore, it is important that we have a unifying idea based on the spiritual traditions of our people, willingness to settle disputes in peace, love, mutual understanding, respect for another point of view. Undoubtedly, the experience of our fathers and great-grandfathers will help us in this. It is appropriate to remember that we survived during the Great Patriotic War because we were united. Now our land is facing other trials: the coronavirus infection, and the difficulties in public life that surfaced last year. We can overcome them only through lo ....
Christmas charity campaign kicks off in Holy Spirit Cathedral The 27th edition of the nationwide charity campaign Christmas Tree – Our Children in Minsk brought together 1,600 children from 29 districts of Brest Oblast, Gomel Oblast, Grodno Oblast, and Minsk Oblast that were affected by the Chernobyl disaster. The campaign kicked off in the Holy Spirit Cathedral. As many as 200 children were invited to the cathedral to meet with Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus who gave the children his blessing. The campaign is organized by the Chernobyl Catastrophe Remediation Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry, the BRSM Youth Union, the Belarusian Peace Fund, and the Belarusian Exarchate with the support of other organizations. ....