A Russian court has ban a church called ' Church of scientology' because it's not a religion.

A court in Russia has banned Moscow's Church of Scientology, saying that it does not comply with federal laws on freedom of religion.

According to Russia's TASS news agency, the country's justice ministry brought the case against the church, which was heard in the Moscow City Court on Monday.

Government officials wanted the church shut down, arguing that because the organisation had tried to register "Scientology" as a trademark it could not, therefore, be a religious body.