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Russian court bans Moscow branch of the Church of Scientology
Source: Agence France-Presse
Russian court bans Moscow branch of the Church of Scientology
AFP in Moscow
Monday 23 November 2015 19.02 GMT
A Russian court has banned the activities of the Moscow branch of the Church of Scientology, in the latest round in a long-running battle between the Russian authorities and the US-based organisation, Russian news agencies reported.
The Moscow city court backed a justice ministry request to shutter the church in Moscow after authorities argued in part that since the Church of Scientology had registered its name as a US trademark, it cannot call itself a religious organisation, Russian news wires said.
The word Scientology is a registered US trademark, according to the Church’s website.
“The suit filed by the ministry of justice for the liquidation must be enacted,” Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted judge Mikhail Kazakov as saying.
The church slammed the court decision and pledged to appeal to Russia’s supreme court.
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AFP in Moscow
Monday 23 November 2015 19.02 GMT
A Russian court has banned the activities of the Moscow branch of the Church of Scientology, in the latest round in a long-running battle between the Russian authorities and the US-based organisation, Russian news agencies reported.
The Moscow city court backed a justice ministry request to shutter the church in Moscow after authorities argued in part that since the Church of Scientology had registered its name as a US trademark, it cannot call itself a religious organisation, Russian news wires said.
The word Scientology is a registered US trademark, according to the Church’s website.
“The suit filed by the ministry of justice for the liquidation must be enacted,” Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted judge Mikhail Kazakov as saying.
The church slammed the court decision and pledged to appeal to Russia’s supreme court.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/23/russian-court-bans-moscow-branch-church-of-scientology
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