Gallery curator faces incitement charges for 'forbidden' art show
A Russian court has laid charges against the director of an art gallery, accusing him of inciting hatred with an exhibition last year that satirised the Orthodox Church and the Russian Army. It is the latest twist in an ongoing battle between Yury Samodurov, the director of the Sakharov Museum in Moscow, and Orthodox groups and conservative politicians It has led to criticisms that freedom of expression in Russia is becoming further restricted.
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