Aislu Venevtseva
Aislu Venevtseva, born 1972, Orenburg Oblast. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); Article 329, Russian Criminal Code (Desecration of the state symbols of the Russian Federation); “Ayslu Venyevtseva's case on discrediting the RF Armed Forces, displaying prohibited symbols, incitement to hatred and abuse of state symbols”. Sentenced on March 26, 2025. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Orenburg Oblast · Orenburg · Anti-war cases
Sentence
2 years 6 months
Imprisonment (open prison colony), Restriction of liberty
First instance, January 14, 2025: 2 years 6 months
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
- Article 329, Russian Criminal Code — Desecration of the state symbols of the Russian Federation.
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in 2023–2024, through an information and telecommunication network on the Internet, she posted entries and materials on her electronic page in a social media platform. These contained statements advocating the necessity of hostile and violent actions against individuals of a national group, images featuring Nazi symbols prohibited by law, as well as materials expressing a negative attitude towards the symbols of the Russian Federation and the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On 7 June 2023, Venyevtseva was fined 30 thousand roubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) because of a certain image in Odnoklassniki and one thousand roubles under the administrative article on public display of prohibited symbols because of a picture with a symbol that was interpreted as "the symbol of the Third Reich 'Eagle', Nazi Germany". On 21 June 2023, she was fined 10 thousand roubles under the administrative article on incitement to hatred on ethnic grounds (Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences) because of a certain statement in social networks, which included the word "Jews". Venyevtseva claimed that she had not spoken in this way about all Jews, but only about certain representatives of the authorities.
Latest event
March 26, 2025 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 2 years 6 months.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 2 years 6 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
Criminal case
Ayslu Venyevtseva's case on discrediting the RF Armed Forces, displaying prohibited symbols, incitement to hatred and abuse of state symbols
- Case number
- 1-647/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Full summary
A resident of Orenburg, allegedly a supporter of the "citizens of the USSR" movement. A case was brought against her for discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, displaying prohibited symbols, incitement to hatred on ethnic grounds and abuse of the state emblem and flag. In September 2024, the case went to court. On 14 January 2025, Venevtseva was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment in a penal colony.
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