The charge stems from a 2013 law that was introduced after the punk rock protest group Pussy Riot staged a demonstration in a Moscow church.
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By Beenish Ahmed | Mar 16, 2016
A Russian man faces a year in prison for an internet exchange in which he wrote, “God does not exist.”
Viktor Krasnov appeared in court earlier this month after he was accused of offending the sentiments of religious people. The charge stems from a 2013 law that was introduced after the punk rock protest group Pussy Riot staged a demonstration in a Moscow church.
The 38-year-old said that he has been threatened by what he called “Orthodox Christian fundamentalists” who said, “They will get me, my family, and do all sorts of bad things.”
Sova Center, a Moscow-based rights organization, has said that the case against Krasnov is “a violation of his right to freedom of conscience.”
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