In Barnaul, a student was convicted of posting a video on the VKontakte network.

In April 2015, a student from one of the Altai colleges was convicted and sentenced to compulsory labor for distributing xenophobic videos on the Internet.

In April 2015, the Central District Court of Barnaul sentenced a student of one of the Altai colleges to 80 hours of compulsory work for distributing xenophobic videos on the Internet.

According to the investigation, the student downloaded a video clip in an Internet cafe " which contained incitement in the form of calls for hostile actions on ethnic grounds " and posted it for free access on his page on the VKontakte social network.

At the hearing, the convict admitted his guilt, repented of his deed, indicated that he did not assume that this act was a criminal offense.

The verdict of the court did not enter into force. Sources

• A student of one of the Altai colleges was convicted for spreading hostile actions on the Internet against a group of people united on the basis of nationality // Official website of the Prosecutor's Office of the Altai Territory. 2015. April 8.