An Anapa resident was fined for placing a pig's head on the fence of a mosque in Adygea.

A justice of the peace in the Takhtamukaysky district found a resident of Anapa guilty of insulting the feelings of believers and sentenced him to a fine of 60,000 rubles.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on September 14, 2025, the Muslim Administration of Adygea and Krasnodar Krai reported that a pig's head was thrown near the mosque in the village of Kozet in the Takhtamukaysky district of Adygea. Telegram users called for the perpetrator of the provocation to be found and punished. On the afternoon of September 15, the Investigative Committee reported that a 43-year-old resident of Anapa had been detained; the case was investigated under the article on public insult to the feelings of believers. On September 17, a court in Adygea sent the suspect to a pretrial detention center. There have never been such provocations in Kozet, where this mosque has been operating for about 30 years, a local activist told the "Caucasian Knot" news agency.

According to investigators, on September 14, 2025, at night, a 43-year-old resident of Anapa, while near the grounds of a mosque in the village of Kozet in the Takhtamukaysky District, committed acts offensive to the feelings of believers, the press service of the Investigative Committee of Adygea reported today on its VKontakte page.

Magistrate The court of Judicial Precinct No. 1 of the Takhtamukaysky District, having reviewed the criminal case against the defendant in a special procedure, found him guilty of publicly insulting the religious feelings of believers, committed in places specifically designated for religious services , and sentenced him to a fine of 60,000 rubles, the joint press service of the courts of Adygea reported on its Telegram channel.

Taking into account the period of the defendant's detention, the fine was reduced to 50,000 rubles. The press service clarified that the verdict has entered into force.

On October 11, 2023, it was reported that a pig's head had been planted at the monument to Akhmat Kadyrov in Moscow. Following the incident, Moscow resident Dmitry Kudryashov was detained. His father reported that Dmitry and his girlfriend had laid a pig's head at the monument, but the action was not religious in nature, but "more political."

Pigs are forbidden animals in Islam, so this incident can be considered an anti-Muslim act. Throwing parts of a dead animal at the monument is offensive in itself, noted analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot."

On December 5, 2011, unknown individuals also threw pig heads at the monument. A criminal case was opened under the article "Hooliganism."

In 2014, residents of Kobuleti in Adjara hung a pig's head on a building in which a Turkish citizen planned to open a madrassa. The Muslim community filed a complaint of discrimination with the Batumi City Court. In July 2015, rallies against the Muslim boarding house were held in the city. In September 2016, three Georgian residents were found guilty of discriminating against Muslims. Participants in the protests against the Muslim boarding house were fined. In 2019, a complaint was filed against Georgia regarding the harassment of Muslims. Georgian authorities failed to protect the rights of religious minorities and failed to help open a boarding school for Muslim students in Kobuleti, according to the complaint filed with the European Court of Human Rights. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Georgian authorities failed to take adequate measures to prevent religious discrimination and violence against the founders of a madrassa in Kobuleti and awarded compensation to the applicants. However, it refused to recognize the incident of a pig's head being hung on the door of the madrassa as degrading treatment.