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Russia extends detention of Alsu Kurmasheva; Her imprisonment “As outrageous today as it was six months ago”

April 1, 2024

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) condemns the latest extension of American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva’s pretrial detention. With U.S. embassy officials present for the first time, a Russian court in Kazan today ordered her to remain in custody until June 5 and rejected a request by her lawyers to have Alsu’s imprisonment converted to house arrest. The RFE/RL journalist has been in prison for nearly six months, since October 2023. Read More