Khristoliub Bozhii Vegan

Case Summary

Khristoliub Vegan, a blogger from Voronezh, was sentenced to 3 years in a penal colony for a video deemed to rehabilitate Nazism and insult religious feelings. The charges stem from a YouTube video criticizing the Red Army during World War II and another video critical of Islam and the Quran.

Charges (2)

1. Rehabilitation of Nazism
2. Insulting religious feelings

Criminal Code Articles (2)

Key Facts (3)

• Accused of rehabilitating Nazism and insulting religious feelings through YouTube videos.
• Sentenced to 3 years in a penal colony.
• Detained for anti-war protest and fined for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after initial sentencing.

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