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Russian court extends detention of US journalist Alsu Kurmasheva

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds Russian and US citizenship, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia, October 20, 2023 [Alexey Nasyrov/Reuters]

A Russian court has ruled that Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva should remain in detention until early December, adding to what rights groups say is a crackdown on media in the country.

Kurmasheva, an editor for the US government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL’s) Tatar-Bashkir service, was arrested by Russian law enforcement in the central city of Kazan on October 18.

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