Aleksandr Aganin
Aleksandr Aganin, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of religious feelings); “Alexander Aganin's case of offending religious feelings”. Sentence (September 4, 2025): 250 hours of community service. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Sentence
250 hours of community service
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public insult of religious feelings
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he created a publicly accessible section on his page in one of the social networks during 2023, 2024 and 2025, where he posted 4 images. According to the expert's conclusions, the said images contain information aimed at offending the religious feelings of persons professing Christianity and at humiliating the religious dignity of a group of persons professing Christianity.
Latest event
September 20, 2025 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Alexander Aganin's case of offending religious feelings
Criminal case
Alexander Aganin's case of offending religious feelings
- Case number
- 1-17/2025
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Serov city in the Sverdlovsk region. He was charged with offending religious feelings due to four images published in 2023-2025 on his page in one of the social networks. Their content is unknown. Experts concluded that these images offend the feelings of Christians. On 4 September 2025, the court sentenced the man to 250 hours of community service.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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