One group dubbed the virus “the greatest myth of the 20th century,” while calling HIV drugs “poison” and doctors “killers” working to enrich pharmaceutical companies.
Others claimed the "myth" of AIDS is intended to establish “total control” over the world population.
Meanwhile, Russia has seen steep and consistent increases in rate of new HIV cases in the past decade, even as the rest of the world has seen declines.
There are now more than 900,000 Russians living with HIV, with 10 new cases reported each hour.
According to the AFP, less than half of Russians with HIV are currently being treated for the infection.
Dolzhenko said that official campaigns from the Russian government promote protection through being “intimate only with the person you trust,” rather than condoms.
Yet 30 percent of infected Russian women get the virus from their sole partners, she said. »