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Alexander Razhin

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Alexander Razhin, born 1998, Omsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The case of Alexander Razhin”. Sentence (May 24, 2016): 120 hours of community service. Status: at large.

In brief

Omsk Oblast · Omsk · Students · Extremism cases

Sentence

120 hours of community service.

Verdict May 24, 2016

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

He posted on his social media page the "extremist statements aimed at humiliating the dignity of a group of people identified by the religious characteristic 'Orthodox'.

Latest event

June 1, 2016 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  3. · Persecution begins

    The case of Alexander Razhin

Criminal case

The case of Alexander Razhin

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On December 15, 2015, it became known that a case had been opened in connection with the publication of a comment in the social media about the cancellation of Marilyn Manson concert in Omsk, containing offensive words towards "Orthodox activists"; in May 2016, he was sentenced to corrective labour.

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