Alexei Kiselev
- Criminal Code
- Article 213 part 1 item b, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Corrective labour
- Date of verdict
- 2025-06-17
- Region
- Krasnodar Krai
- City
- Krasnodar
Case summary
Resident of Krasnodar, comedian. In April 2025, it became known that a case of hooliganism was brought against him because of his performance in the "Young Comedians Show" in a stand-up bar. His jokes about Christians were seen as a manifestation of religious hatred. Kiselyov was placed under house arrest.
On 17 June 2025, the court sentenced him to one year and two months of corrective labour.
Others charged under Article 213 part 1 item b, Russian Criminal Code
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