Several individuals, including U.S. journalist Alsu Kurmasheva and reporters Vladimir Kara-Murza and Evan Gershkovich, have been detained in Russia under questionable circumstances. Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual U.S. and Russian citizen, has been held for six months on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent, which are widely considered to be retaliatory for her journalistic activities. Vladimir Kara-Murza has been imprisoned for a year following his vocal opposition to the Russian government, marked by wrongful and unlawful detention. Evan Gershkovich has been detained for over a year, spending 55 weeks in prison. International and domestic calls for their release have intensified, with various human rights organizations and political figures demanding action from both Russian and U.S. authorities.
It is six months since Alsu Kurmasheva, an @RFERL journalist and U.S. citizen was unjustly jailed in Russia. We reiterate our call for immediate release. #AlsuKurmasheva https://t.co/ZuoNnkoq2D
It’s been 6 months 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/Q0A632aGYH
Today marks six months since Alsu Kurmasheva, an @RFERL editor and a dual U.S. and Russian citizen, was detained in #Russia. CPJ is calling on the Russian authorities to immediately release her and drop all charges against her. For their part, U.S. authorities should recognize… https://t.co/Z546i0B3b5
Six months since being detained in Russia, U.S. journalist Alsu Kurmasheva has insisted she will walk free "as an innocent person." She is charged with failing to register as a foreign agent. The charges are widely seen as reprisals for her journalistic work. https://t.co/dLBMuKpDnO
#Alsu has now spent six months in a Russian prison. For half a year, my wife and the mother of our two young daughters, American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, has been jailed in Kazan on charges that make no sense to her, to her fellow inmates, or even to the crack team of… https://t.co/aIGeVT5oxZ
55 weeks in prison for the "crime" of journalism. In Russia. Bring him home. #IStandwithEvan https://t.co/YcPRvDD4r7
One year on from Vladmiri Kara-Murza's brutal sentencing in a Russian court, seems like a good moment to reup this newsletter. Chartbook 208: "as a historian ..." - the courage of Vladimir Kara-Murza , by @adam_tooze https://t.co/NlXbajmBuD
Evan Gershkovich has been wrongfully detained in Russia for over a year. We stand with Evan and all of the other Americans being unjustly held by adversaries overseas. It’s time to bring them home. https://t.co/92hOm3s6ih
It was an honour to join @ekaramurza and @Billbrowder to mark two years of wrongful and unlawful detention endured by @vkaramurza for raising his voice against Putin imperialism and autocracy. I will continue to call for his immediate release at every opportunity. https://t.co/mjhf8w4dPl