Young Russians posting memes face jail for 'extremism'

People in regions being tried in court as police crack down on jokey social media posts
A couple of memes changed Maria Motuznaya’s life. The 24-year-old from the Siberian city of Barnaul is facing up to six years in prison because of a series of jokey pictures she reposted online, including a huddle of nuns lighting cigarettes with the caption “quick, while there’s no God”.Even though the case has not been tried, Motuznaya has been added to Russia’s registry of ext