Vladimir Putin
'They can come for you': For Russian protesters, a free-speech crackdown sharpens threat
Anna Nemtsova
Special to USA TODAY
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.