Wednesday, March 22, 2023

She Posted Online About the War in Ukraine. Then She Faced a Prison Term.

 She Posted Online About the War in Ukraine. Then She Faced a Prison Term.
The case of Olesya Krivtsova, a Russian student who ended up on the Kremlin’s official terrorist list, has underscored the perils of using social media to criticize the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

Olesya Krivtsova in court in Russia. She said she later fled the country because she did not believe her chances of being exonerated were high amid a broader Kremlin crackdown on free speech.Credit...Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times