Coalition For Women in Journalism

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Trial: Alsu Kurmasheva

Country: Russia

Trial Date: 5 June 2024

Court Location: Sovetsky District Court of Kazan

Charge: Non compliance with "Foreign Agent" Law & Discrediting Army / Criminal

Alsu Kurmasheva, a distinguished American-Russian journalist and editor at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has been unfairly detained by Russian authorities on charges of failing to register as a "foreign agent” an disseminating "fake" news about Russia's armed forces, a charge carrying a potential prison sentence of up to 10 years