Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva is being held by Russian authorities on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent.
A second U.S. journalist has been detained by Russian authorities and is being held in custody. Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva was charged by Russian officials Wednesday with acting as an unregistered foreign agent. 'Alsu is a highly respected colleague, devoted wife, and dedicated mother to two children,' said Jeffrey Gedmin, Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty acting president. 'She needs to be released so she can return to her family immediately,' he added.
Kurmasheva was stopped and detained at the Kazan International Airport while reportedly in Russia for a family emergency on May 20. RFE claims the Russian authorities took Kurmasheva's passport and later fined her for failing to register it with the government. RUSSIA SEEKS EXTRADITION OF UKRAINIAN SS MEMBER CELEBRATED IN CANADIAN PARLIAMENT She was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent on Wednesday while waiting for her passport to be returned.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested seven months ago in the city of Yekaterinburg – the first U.S. journalist detained by Russia since the Cold War. He has made multiple court appearances appealing his confinement but has been unsuccessful thus far.
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