Blogger Areg Shchepikhin was sentenced to five years in prison and banned from managing internet resources for 2.5 years, along with 200 hours of community service.

Blogger Areg Shchepikhin was sentenced to five years in prison and banned from managing internet resources for 2.5 years, along with 200 hours of community service.

@mash 13 Oct 2025, 15:03

A court in Moscow sentenced blogger Areg Shchepihin to five years in prison for inciting hatred, offending the feelings of believers, and extremism.

@varlamov_news 13 Oct 2025, 14:59

Arega Shchepikhina, who was attempted to be kidnapped by Chechen security forces, was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.

@meduzalive 13 Oct 2025, 14:56

Blogger Arek Shchepikhina, kidnapped at Yaroslavsky Station, was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime for public calls to extremism and incitement of hatred.

@bazabazon 13 Oct 2025, 14:55

Arega Shchepikhin was sentenced to 5 years in a penal colony on three counts, including inciting hatred and insulting the feelings of believers.

@ostorozhno_novosti 13 Oct 2025, 14:53

The prosecutor requested six years for blogger Areg Shchepikhin, accused of insulting the feelings of Muslims and extremism, following his abduction by Chechen security forces in Moscow.

@meduzalive 13 Oct 2025, 12:56

Areg Shchepikhina is facing a request for 6 years in prison and 200 hours of community service.

@ostorozhno_novosti 13 Oct 2025, 12:39

Areg Shchepikhin stated in court that he is being persecuted for his desire to become the president of Russia and spoke about the pressure from those watching him.

@ostorozhno_novosti 13 Oct 2025, 12:29

The Moscow City Court reduced the prison sentence of blogger Elena Blinovskaya from five to four and a half years, after which she will serve one and a half years in a penal colony.

@meduzalive 13 Oct 2025, 10:19

Elena Blinovskaya has been released from pre-trial detention after her sentence was reduced from 5 to 4.5 years, but the court denied a postponement until her daughter turns 14.

@bazabazon 13 Oct 2025, 09:45