The Russian Court Imposed a Fine for the Comments in the Chat Room with the Word "Hawla", Which Was Considered as Incitement to Hatred Against Ukrainians.

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The Ulan-Ude court fined 10,000 rubles on charges of incitement to hatred or hostility (article 20.3.1 of the Code) to a local resident of Eugenia Zandanova, who wrote comments on social media using the word "hawla." Verstka drew attention to the court's decision of 28 May 2025.

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A fine of 10,000 rubles was imposed by the Ulan Ude Railway District Court on a local resident of Evgenia Zandana, who in a group chat room called one of the men "hohlo", and the woman's remarks were described as inciting ethnic discord, based on the case file posted on the court's website.

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A court in Russia's Ulan-Ude fined a local resident for calling a neighbor a khole in a house chat - she was found guilty of inciting national enmity