Russia deems The Satanic Temple organization undesirable
The organization, founded in 2012 in the United States by graduates of Harvard University, operates 23 chapters across the US, Australia, Germany, Canada, Finland, and several other countries, with the total number of its followers worldwide exceeding 10 million
MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has declared the activities of The Satanic Temple (TST) international organization undesirable in the country, the agency told TASS.
"The Satanic Temple actively supports participants of extremist and terrorist movements, makes negative statements about the special military operation, and calls for the overthrow of the constitutional order in Russia. The TST website also provides information on fundraising for the Ukrainian armed forces," the Prosecutor General's Office pointed out.
The organization, founded in 2012 in the United States by graduates of Harvard University, operates 23 chapters across the US, Australia, Germany, Canada, Finland, and several other countries, with the total number of its followers worldwide exceeding 10 million.
According to the organization's founding documents, its goals are the struggle for justice and civil liberties, education of humanity, as well as all kinds of scientific research. "In fact, its members are engaged in promoting occult ideology, use satanic symbols to discredit traditional spiritual and moral values, and promote destructive pseudo-theological ideas as well as justify violence with the support of US government agencies," the Prosecutor General's Office added.