Russia has detained a second American journalist this year as part of a crackdown on media. Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual Russian and US citizenship, was detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a 'foreign agent' while visiting for personal reasons. This comes after three lawyers of opposition leader Alexei Navalny were recently imprisoned on similar charges. The detention of Kurmasheva highlights the ongoing persecution of journalists and opposition figures in Russia.
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A Russian court ordered an American journalist to be held in pre-trial detention through at least Monday on charges that the editor for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty failed to register as a “foreign agent” https://t.co/lTlfefjdXO
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Russian investigators have requested that Alsu Kurmasheva, the RFE/RL journalist with joint U.S. and Russian citizenship who was arrested in Kazan Wednesday for violating “foreign agent” legislation, be sent to a pre-trial detention facility. https://t.co/YX2h7mDbJ4
Russia detains journalist with dual Russian and US citizenship https://t.co/ShJwvsI4sX
Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor at the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has been detained by Russia for failing to register as a foreign agent while visiting Russia for a family emergency https://t.co/7FryPQFV0W https://t.co/uBg3UQLkgZ
Russia has detained a journalist at US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for failing to register as a foreign agent while visiting Russia for a family emergency, the broadcaster said https://t.co/7FryPQFV0W https://t.co/bgKQFwlBA1
Second American journalist detained in Russia this year after Evan Gershkovich https://t.co/0CLYAdCSuG
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⚡️Russia arrests another journalist with American citizenship. Russian authorities have arrested Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual-Russian/American citizen and journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service, the outlet reported on Oct. 19. https://t.co/0mIZXKN8ru
In #Kazan, #Tatarstan, #Russia, the security forces detained @RFERL's journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds both US and Russian passports, on politicised charges. Another attack against freedom of press by the Russian authorities. https://t.co/wq761T5Oa9
A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent, according to her employer. https://t.co/YA5IJR9cEy
Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual Russian and US citizenship, faces as much as five years in prison after being detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a “foreign agent,” her employer says https://t.co/cZZy063H7c
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Russian authorities detained journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a @RFERL editor, for failing to register as a foreign agent, per the news agency. Kurmasheva is a dual US & Russian citizen who lives in Prague. She traveled to Russia for a family emergency in May. https://t.co/ixiMcEpZ2x
Russia has detained an American editor at @RFERL for allegedly failing to register as a "foreign agent" - despite the fact that she doesn't live in Russia and was visiting family there. More evidence that US journalists in Russia are seen as a legit target https://t.co/qrXCn7UA21
BREAKING: Russia has detained and charged an American journalist who faces up to 5 years in jail, her employer says. https://t.co/nwuwSES0y6
⚡ Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Tatar-Bashkir Service who holds dual U.S. and Russian citizenship, has been arrested in Kazan on charges of failing to register as a “foreign agent.” https://t.co/8wZCMf3yGm
Breaking News: Russia detained Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, on charges of failing to register as a “foreign agent,” her U.S. employer said. https://t.co/saPLV6p3Uh
Alsu Kurmasheva, editor of the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Liberty, was detained in Kazan The journalist of "Idel.Realii" is accused of not registering as a "foreign agent". Alsu Kurmasheva permanently resides in Prague, but came to Russia for personal reasons. In addition… https://t.co/iKkXfEh0ZL https://t.co/TJqZtBHN7h
A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent. Alsu Kurmasheva is the second U.S. journalist to be detained in Russia this year. https://t.co/dpVtl8GQ6u
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