Estonian Orthodox Church appeals to European Court of Human Rights against break with Moscowtranslated

The Estonian Orthodox Christian Church and the Pükhtitsa Convent in Kuremäe have asked the European Court of Human Rights to overturn a law requiring them to sever ties with the Moscow Patriarchate or face dissolution, their lawyers announced. The law, which the Supreme Court upheld on June 8, requires the Church to sever administrative ties with the Moscow Patriarchate and appoint a new

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