Anastasia Chistova
Anastasia Chistova, born 2002, Moscow. Charges: Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the right of freedom to conscience and religion); “The case of the photo shoot in front of the temple”. Sentence (October 28, 2021): ten months of deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 17, 2022.
In brief
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Sentence
10 months
ten months of deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the right of freedom to conscience and religion
Full wording of the charges
involved in the publication of a provocative photo with simulated oral sex in front of St Basil's Cathedral.
Latest event
July 11, 2022 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, April 17, 2022
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 10 months
· Persecution begins
The case of the photo shoot in front of the temple
Criminal case
The case of the photo shoot in front of the temple
- Case number
- 01-0040/370/2021
Other defendants in the case
- Ruslan (Ruslani Talabjon) (Muzaffar) Bobiev (Murojonzoda) — At large, 10 months
Details and sources
Full summary
She was detained in connection with the publication of a photo with simulated oral sex in front of a temple (Chistova was wearing a uniform with the inscription "Police"). On 1 October 2021 the court arrested Chistova for 10 days under the administrative article on disobedience to the police orders. On 2 October it became known that a criminal case on insulting religious feelings was opened against Chistova. On 29 October she was sentenced to 10 months of general regime colony. She was released on 11 July 2022.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.