Event 395

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "EE"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The primary source is ERR, Estonia's national broadcaster, and the article includes direct statements of city policy and the rationale related to Russian influence.",
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://news.err.ee/1609354764/tallinn-to-stop-renting-office-space-to-russian-church"
    ],
    "title": "??Tallinn ends rental contract with ??Russian church org"
  },
  "description": "The city of Tallinn has decided to stop renting office space to the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (MPEÕK), requiring the church to vacate its premises on Pikk tänav by the end of July 2024.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-05-27T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "www.err.ee reporting",
    "Statements from Deputy Mayor Kaarel Oja regarding Kremlin influence",
    "Requirement for the church to vacate by end of July 2024"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Tallinn has decided to stop renting office space to the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (MPEÕK). The MPEÕK will have to vacate its offices on Pikk tänav at the end of July.",
    "The city government said the decision was made in response to the MPEÕK’s continued loyalty to the Moscow Patriarchate, which has openly supported Russia's war in Ukraine.",
    "Deputy Mayor Kaarel Oja said... '[t]he city cannot support organizations that through their activities directly or indirectly support the Kremlin's imperialist policy.'"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "www.err.ee reporting",
            "Statements from Deputy Mayor Kaarel Oja regarding Kremlin influence",
            "Requirement for the church to vacate by end of July 2024"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "EE"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Tallinn to stop renting office space to Russian church",
  "location_text": "Tallinn, Pikk tänav",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_395_1763925718_802a2663.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Moscow-linked church in EE loses premises",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609354764/tallinn-to-stop-renting-office-space-to-russian-church"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Tallinn is terminating office space rentals for the Russian-affiliated Estonian Orthodox Church (MPEÕK) amid concerns about its ties to the Moscow Patriarchate.",
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609354764/tallinn-to-stop-renting-office-space-to-russian-church"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "EE",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "EE",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE",
  "Date": "27-May-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Tallinn ends rental contract with ??Russian church org",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://news.err.ee/1609354764/tallinn-to-stop-renting-office-space-to-russian-church",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Moscow-linked church in EE loses premises",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}