Alexandr Shanin
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2024-06-19
- Region
- Voronezh Oblast
- City
- Voronezh
Case summary
A resident of Voronezh. A criminal case was brought against him for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of his statements against the war at a bus station. The case was transferred to the court, but then returned to the prosecutor's office. On 19 June 2024, Shanin was sentenced to a fine of 100,000 rubles.
Others charged under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
What we write about political persecution
Recent material from this section. This is section navigation — the articles below are not about this person.
- 2026-09-04Georgia court clears extradition of Fugal ally to Russia
- 2026-09-04Russia labels Novaya Gazeta a 'foreign agent,' adds over 100 affiliated names
- 2026-09-04Russian court sentences hostage-takers from Rostov detention center to up to 29 years
- 2026-09-04Two Yabloko Duma candidates detained in Moscow two days before vote
- 2026-09-03British man says Russian police beat him, jumped on his head at station in Yessentuki
Source: this person’s record in the OVD-Info political persecution database
Published under CC BY 3.0. The criteria for treating a person as politically persecuted belong to OVD-Info; FACTUM relays their assessment and makes none of its own.
OVD-Info has been designated an «extremist» organisation in Russia — by decision of the Russian authorities, like other independent human rights and media projects.