In just a few days, Sergei Abanichev was arrested, thrown in jail and charged with a crime that could keep him behind bars for up to eight years — all, he says, for throwing a paper cup into the air at an opposition protest in Moscow.
Associated Press: Russian crackdown on protesters seen as intimidation tactic
Russian security officers detain a man following a rally calling for fair elections in central Moscow on Aug. 10, 2019.
