RFE/RL contributor Yulia Suntsova detained by Russia’s FSB
A freelancer for the Tatar-Bashkir Service, Yulia Suntsova, was invited for a “talk” with a local FSB officer and was questioned about her publications on the Idel.Realii website.
Though she had used a pen name to sign her articles, the FSB officer made it clear that they knew about Yulia’s collaboration with RFE/RL; she was also warned that she may be prosecuted for instigating extremism if she continues her collaboration with RFE/RL.