A fine of 40 thousand for "garbage". Almost a hundred cases of insulting the feelings of believers and blasphemy reached the courts in 2026. The accused are sent for forced treatment. Photos of baptisms, comments about religious processions and parody photos become grounds for persecution. More than half of the episodes become criminal cases, according to the analysis of court cases for 2026. 98 cases on the protection of feelings and religious symbols were discovered by the Moscow region in legal proceedings in 2026. Includes 58 criminal cases of insulting the feelings of believers (Article 148 of the Criminal Law - up to three years imprisonment) and 40 administrative cases of blasphemy (Article 148 of the Criminal Law - up to three years imprisonment) and 40 administrative cases of blasphemy (5.26 of the Administrative Code). Kirov is the capital of the struggle for the feelings of believers. During the year, six sentences were passed in the city according to section 148 of the criminal law. Another case was examined in Viatski Poliani, Kirov region. A resident of Kirov, Andrey Sovolov, was convicted for eight comments about the religious procession and Likurtsk: the investigation found his words on VKontakte to be degrading to representatives of the Orthodox clergy; The man pleaded guilty. Another Kirov resident was sentenced to 80 hours of mandatory work and a one-year ban from managing websites and internet channels for commenting on the participants in the same procession - using the word "cults" and obscene language. For six pictures with religious themes, a fine of 40 thousand rubles was awarded by a judge in Munchgorsk (Murmansk region). He found Galina Smirnova guilty of insulting the feelings of believers. The reason was photos with inscriptions on social networks: among them - a baptism by an Orthodox priest, a service with an icon of Nicholas II, a Bible and a cross. The inspection found "anti-Christian propaganda" and derogatory statements about believers and clergy. As an example of "coarse derogatory language", the word "garbage" was included in the sentence. In Krasnoyarsk, a 19-year-old youth was sentenced for throwing the symbol of St. George the Victorious under his feet. The verdict was given on October 8; The decision has not yet been published on the court's website.

A fine of 40 thousand for "garbage". Almost a hundred cases of insulting the feelings of believers and blasphemy reached the courts in 2026. The accused are sent for forced treatment. Photos of baptisms, comments about religious processions and parody photos become grounds for persecution. More than half of the episodes become criminal cases, according to the analysis of court cases for 2026. 98 cases on the protection of feelings and religious symbols were discovered by the Moscow region in legal proceedings in 2026. Includes 58 criminal cases of insulting the feelings of believers (Article 148 of the Criminal Law - up to three years imprisonment) and 40 administrative cases of blasphemy (Article 148 of the Criminal Law - up to three years imprisonment) and 40 administrative cases of blasphemy (5.26 of the Administrative Code). Kirov is the capital of the struggle for the feelings of believers. During the year, six sentences were passed in the city according to section 148 of the criminal law. Another case was examined in Viatski Poliani, Kirov region. A resident of Kirov, Andrey Sovolov, was convicted for eight comments about the religious procession and Likurtsk: the investigation found his words on VKontakte to be degrading to representatives of the Orthodox clergy; The man pleaded guilty. Another Kirov resident was sentenced to 80 hours of mandatory work and a one-year ban from managing websites and internet channels for commenting on the participants in the same procession - using the word "cults" and obscene language. For six pictures with religious themes, a fine of 40 thousand rubles was awarded by a judge in Munchgorsk (Murmansk region). He found Galina Smirnova guilty of insulting the feelings of believers. The reason was photos with inscriptions on social networks: among them - a baptism by an Orthodox priest, a service with an icon of Nicholas II, a Bible and a cross. The inspection found "anti-Christian propaganda" and derogatory statements about believers and clergy. As an example of "coarse derogatory language", the word "garbage" was included in the sentence. In Krasnoyarsk, a 19-year-old youth was sentenced for throwing the symbol of St. George the Victorious under his feet. The verdict was given on October 8; The decision has not yet been published on the court's website.