Monday, 5 September 2016
Russia takes religion very seriously. Popular YouTuber Ruslan Sokolovsky learned this the hard way when local authorities detained him for two months after he posted a video of himself playing Pokémon Go in church. The vlogger was subsequently charged with “inciting hatred” and “insulting religious feelings” and now reportedly faces up to five years in jail if convicted. Earlier in July, state-owned news channel Russia-24 warned Go enthusiasts that playing the game in church could land them in jail as it violates the country’s anti-blasphemy laws. To test how serious Russian authorities are, Sokolovsky decided to film himself catching ’em all in Yekaterinburg’s Church of All…
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