Russian Woman Sentenced to Three Years Over Easter Cake Hookah Video

A Moscow court sentenced 27-year-old Ksenia Belousova to three years and 25 days in prison after authorities accused her of offending religious believers with a viral social media video featuring a hookah made from an Easter cake. According to reports from the Lefortovo Magistrate's Court, prosecutors initially requested a sentence of three years and two months in a general-regime penal colony. The prosecution pushed for a harsher punishment because Belousova had previously received a three-year suspended sentence in a 2025 drug-related case. The court revoked her suspended sentence and ordered her into custody immediately after the verdict. Belousova broke down in tears after the sentencing as officers escorted her from the courtroom.