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| 'It's a pity she wasn't at Crocus': unknown people threaten girl after niqab scandal in metro | |
| 2025-07-31 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Internet users insult and threaten to kill a girl who was mistaken for a participant in a conflict in the Moscow metro. In the video, the girl stands up for a passenger in a niqab and insults those who are against covered girls. The haters attacked 22-year-old Anastasia (name changed), whose data was posted in one of the Telegram channels.
On July 26, a video from the Moscow metro appeared on social networks, which captured a conflict between several passengers. The author of the video noticed a woman in a niqab in the passage to the Pushkinskaya station and decided to reprimand her. "They blew up our metro like this. Here, in Moscow!" declared a vigilant Muscovite. The woman in religious clothing did not like this attention, she reacted aggressively to the filming and tried to snatch the phone. After that, a verbal conflict ensued. Soon two more girls intervened in the squabble, one of whom took the side of the woman in the niqab. One of them began to insult the metro passenger who dared to make a remark to the covered woman. "I'm going to film you! Moscow TV! I'll f*** you at night," the girl in glasses commented on the situation. The video of the incident was leaked online and went viral in Telegram news channels and media outlets, causing a scandal and public outcry. Internet users were outraged by the provocative behavior of the girl in glasses, who fiercely defended the passenger in the niqab. In one of the radical news groups, where the situation was actively discussed, the contacts of 22-year-old Anastasia (name changed), an employee of one of the divisions of the company "Yandex", were posted in open access, stating that it was she who stood up for the woman in the niqab in the video. In the following hours, Anastasia was hit by a barrage of hate. “It’s a pity she wasn’t at Crocus,” wrote one commentator. The group's subscribers began writing insults and threats of physical violence to her en masse. Unable to bear the bullying, the girl deleted her personal Telegram channel and also blocked the ability to write and call her. Journalists from Regnum News Agency tried to contact Anastasia to clarify the situation, but amid the online bullying, the girl refused any communication. Anastasia's mother confirmed that her daughter has nothing to do with the scandalous situation. "My daughter was not in this metro, she has nothing to do with this situation! I know that the relevant security services are working on this incident in the metro now," Irina, the mother of the hounded girl, told IA Regnum. During their own investigation, journalists studied Anastasia's social media pages, as well as videos with her participation, and compared them with the video from the metro. Upon closer examination, as well as a comparison of voice, movements and behavior, it is clear that these are two different people. At the moment, the identities of the participants in the conflict are still unknown. The police also have to establish who leaked Anastasia's data to Telegram channels. Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that a remark to a woman in a niqab in the Moscow metro resulted in a scandal. Related: Niqab 06/26/2025 Two members of Basayev's gang were sentenced to 21 and 24 years in prison Niqab 05/29/2025 French experts say Sweden has become a base for jihadist gangs Niqab 05/28/2025 FSB shows footage of the arrest of four members of Basayev and Khattab's gang | |
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