A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, until April 5. She is accused of failing to register as a 'foreign agent' and may face additional charges. The decision comes amid Moscow's intensified crackdown on independent media and critics since the invasion of Ukraine. Her employer, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), has called her imprisonment unjust and politically motivated.
Russian court extends detention of American journalist until April https://t.co/TboSoPrPK1
A Russian court on Thursday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be held in jail for two more months pending her trial on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent. https://t.co/a5Q4QKzAjq
Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva’s custody was extended by two months to April 5 by a Russian court as her employer, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), calls her imprisonment unjust and politically motivated https://t.co/1h2RwGWDP1 https://t.co/qIppd0N7ws
A Russian court extended the pre-trial detention of Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist who is accused of violating a law on ‘foreign agents’ and may face additional charges https://t.co/1h2RwGXbEz https://t.co/TYzxDvKXXh
A Russian court extended an American journalist's pre-trial detention by another two months. Why it matters: Moscow has intensified its crackdown on independent media and critics since launching its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/UtF7adDI0U
A Russian court extended Alsu Kurmasheva's detention by two months today. Like Evan Gershkovich, she is facing sham charges because she is an American journalist. The U.S. needs to declare her "wrongfully detained" and fight for her immediate release. https://t.co/KlstuKppJW
A Russian court extended the pretrial detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva for a third time since she was taken into custody on a charge that she failed to register as a foreign agent https://t.co/yS6gfdMALi https://t.co/yS6gfdMALi
Russian court extends detention of U.S. journalist Alsu Kurmasheva https://t.co/tJnQwjKCrI
Russian court extends pre-trial detention of U.S. journalist Kurmasheva https://t.co/7h2m0Gex7r https://t.co/nGtskCLk3F
Russian court extends detention of US journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who is accused of failing to register as a ‘foreign agent’, until April https://t.co/uJZFUzAWct https://t.co/js7ujZpl58