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Russian officials ban yoga because it's too much like a religious cult
Russian officials have targeted yoga as part a crackdown on activities associated with "religious cults". At least two studios in the central city of Nizhnevartovsk have reportedly been sent letters by local authorities asking them to stop hosting yoga classes being taught in municipal buildings. The Aura and Ingara studios are both known to conduct classes of Hatha yoga, one of the most popular forms in Europe.
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Scare headline. The Independent reports the Moscow Times reports that yoga teachers report that they may not get to use government buildings for classes. Some desk editor concocts a headline saying Russia's now banned yoga. Who's going to take responsibility here, the desk editor with such a nicely ground axe, or the casual reader for uncritically accepting bogus headlines?