Russia Detains Falun Gong Practitioner for 2 Months in Jail

A Moscow court on May 4 ordered the 2-month detention of a Falun Gong practitioner for her beliefs as an investigation is pending, the first such decision in the country as Russia increasingly leans toward communist China. Natalya Minenkova, 46, will be detained until June 27 under a controversial law against “carrying out the activities of an undesirable organization,” the Tushinsky District Court of Moscow ruled. The list of “undesirable organizations” includes independent media outlets, journalism groups, and American think tanks, among others. In the brief synopsis of the case released by Russian police, Ms. Minenkova was accused of illegally organizing the activities of The Center for Spiritual and Physical Improvement Falun Dafa. The center is not one of the organizations listed by the Russian Ministry of Justice in relation to the law....