Protestant pastor expelled from Russia

On February 2, Alexander Dziuba, a Ukrainian Protestant pastor and representative of the Triumphant Zion Church, was expelled from Russia. He was detained at Sheremetyevo-1 airport and then sent on a return flight to Kyiv. A representative of the border service told the priest that his stay in Russia was undesirable.

Recall that in 2006 another Protestant pastor from Ukraine, Sunday Adelaja, was banned from entering Russia.

Sources

• Vitaly Bely. WHO IS NEXT? I call on the country's public to respond to the egregious case of groundless deportation of a Ukrainian clergyman from Russia // Portal-Credo.ru. 2008. February 8.