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Russian-American Journalists Convicted In Russia On Spreading False Information

Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia on April 1, 2024. A Russian court has

A Russian-American journalist working for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been convicted of spreading false information about the Russian army. The journalist, an editor for RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir service, was sentenced to 6½ years in prison after a secret trial in the city of Kazan.

The court found the journalist guilty of violating laws related to spreading false information about the military. The trial was classified as secret, and details of the accusations against her remain undisclosed.

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