Anastasia Alexandrovna Berezhinskaya

Case Summary

Anastasia Berezhinskaya, a theatrical director and actress, was sentenced to 8 years in a general regime colony for spreading false information about the Russian army, calling for terrorism online, and discrediting the army. The charges stem from her social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine and President Putin.

Charges (3)

1. Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation motivated by political hatred
2. Public calls for terrorist activities on the Internet
3. Public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, committed by a person after being brought to administrative responsibility for a similar act within one year

Criminal Code Articles (3)

Key Facts (4)

• Made a repost of FBK publication about Valentina Matviyenko
• Fined for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces in April 2022
• Accused of spreading false information and calling for terrorism in VK posts
• Admitted publishing the posts but denied calling for terrorism

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