Russian-American editor Alsu Kurmasheva convicted for spreading ‘false information’ about armed forces
Alsu Kurmasheva, pictured at a court hearing in is the second US journalist to be sentenced in Russia in recent years.Alsu Kurmasheva, pictured at a court hearing in is the second US journalist to be sentenced in Russia in recent years.A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, to six-and-a-half years in prison after a rushed, secret trial.
Kurmasheva’s husband, Pavel Butorin, who also works for RFE/RL, said the case against her was related to a book that she had edited entitled Saying No to War. 40 Stories of Russians Who Oppose the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. The US has repeatedly condemned Kurmasheva’s arrest; however, unlike the case of Gershkovich, Washington has not publicly indicated that it was looking to secure her release through a prisoner exchange.
This designation implies that Washington considers the charges against them to be bogus and is committed to working for their release. Last week, Reporters Without Borders launched an urgent petition calling on the State Department to designate Kurmasheva as “wrongfully detained”.
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