A Russian court extended the pre-trial detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds Russian and United States citizenships, until August 5. She is accused of refusing to register as a foreign agent in Russia, facing a maximum penalty of five years. The court rejected a request for house arrest, and Kurmasheva spoke about inadequate medical care and being denied contact with her children.
CHM @RepMcCaul: "Today marks one year since Alsu Kurmasheva, a @RFERL journalist, was taken hostage by the Kremlin. Putin has kept Alsu from her family for simply doing her job as a journalist. No more delays: @TravelGov must designate her as wrongfully detained.”
It’s been 227 days since @RFERL journalist and U.S. citizen Alsu Kurmasheva was detained in Russia. She shouldn’t have been held for even one day. The @StateDept should designate her as wrongfully detained. Russia must immediately release her. #FreeAlsu https://t.co/L1WXfHehM2
A Russian court has extended the pretrial detention of RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until August 5 and rejected a request for house arrest. At the May 31 hearing, she spoke about receiving inadequate medical care and being denied the chance to speak to her children. https://t.co/vT8ngX0qOm
“The action taken by a Russian court today in Kazan is a disgrace. Instead of going home to her family, Alsu Kurmasheva will now be held in jail until at least Aug. 5. This is a cruel and disturbing outcome. Alsu is a journalist, an American and a mom. She has already been kept… https://t.co/nrraRFN1kN
A #Russian court extended until Aug.5 the pre-trial detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva who hold Russian and #UnitedStates citizenships In Russia, the journalist is accused of refusing to register as a foreign agent. The maximum penalty for this charge is five years'… https://t.co/CBtITHP1fr
Russian court extends the detention of a Russian-US journalist https://t.co/6VclfLUbJM
Russian court extends detention of Russian-U.S. journalist Kurmasheva https://t.co/IOApyurD1y https://t.co/pjXaBn9PlC
As certain US presidential candidates have started talking about “political prisoners” - here’s a real one. American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva has been detained in Russia since October, and still gets far less attention and support than other cases. It’s time to #FreeAlsu. https://t.co/w4QMcJePcd
AP: Russian court orders detained Russian American journalist, Alsu Kurmasheva of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 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. https://t.co/GsSqrwfcYY
🔵 RUSSIAN COURT EXTENDS DETENTION OF RUSSIAN-U.S. JOURNALIST KURMASHEVA Full Story → https://t.co/FcVWxNOcbi A Russian court on Friday extended until Aug.5 the pre-trial detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva who hold Russian and United States citizenships, a Reuters…