“The 30-year-old former teacher can now add internationally known felon to that list of things she’s known for.

Groups from all over the world have started petitions are asking for her release or a shorter sentence.

There’s a petition on Change.org with thousands of signatures. Another one on Whitehouse.gov has numbers that are climbing. All of the pages insist Fichter’s 22-year prison sentence is too harsh.

Most of the support is coming from places like Russia. The Moscow Times wrote an article criticizing the sentence.” *

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) discuss on The Young Turks. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

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