Russian court extends the detention of a Russian-US journalist

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A Russian court has ordered a detained Russian American journalist to be held in jail until Aug. 5 pending her trial on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent.

Alsu Kurmasheva, editora del servicio Tatar-Bashkir de Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, financiado por el gobierno de Estados Unidos, durante una visita judicial en un tribunal en Kazan, Rusia, el 31 de mayo de 2024. to be held until at least Aug. 5, pending investigation and trial, a further step in the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent and free speech.

Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen who lives in Prague with her husband and two daughters, could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, according to RFE/RL. Kurmasheva was the second U.S. journalist detained in Russia last year, after Wall Street Journal reporterin March. Gershkovich and his employer have rejected the charges, and U.S. authorities designated him wrongfully detained. He has spent a year in custody.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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