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‘They can come for you’: For Russian protesters, a free-speech crackdown sharpens threat

  • February 24, 2023
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LONDON — Oleg Kashintsev, a retired police officer in Russia, may spend eight years in prison. His crime? Spreading fake news, according to Russian authorities

Olesya Krivtsova, 19, is considered a terrorist and extremist, the equivalent of a member of ISIS or the Taliban. She is facing 10 years in prison. Her crime? She posted a photo of the explosion on the bridge to the occupied Crimean Peninsula, according to Russian news agency TASS.

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