Russia’s Supreme Court outlawed what it termed the “International Movement of Satanists” as hostile to traditional religions on Wednesday, in the latest incarnation of the Kremlin’s sweeping crackdown on ideological dissent.
“Today, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation granted the lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General of the Russian
Federation, Igor Krasnov, recognizing the International Movement of Satanists as extremist and banning its activities within Russia,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement.
“As established, the movement is based on extremist ideology, hatred and hostility toward traditional religious confessions,” the statement added.
