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The Russian government is apparently not a fan of Brigham Young University .

At the end of April, Russia surprisingly placed the religious Utah school on its official list of “undesirable” organizations — the label the country gives to groups that it considers a threat. Entities on the list are banned from operating in Russia and anyone affiliated with them can be criminally charged and imprisoned.

The addition of BYU to Russia’s list was first reported by The Moscow Times , an online publication known for its English coverage of the country that started in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. ( The newspaper got a label f

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