Russia|American-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was sentenced on Monday to 6.5 years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian army.
American-Russian supplier Alsu Kurmasheva47, was sentenced on Monday to 6.5 years in prison in Russia, reports the Reuters news agency.
Kurmasheva works for the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
The Czech Republic Kurmasheva, who lives in Prague with her husband and two children, traveled to Tatarstan, Russia last summer to visit her family. At that time, his US and Russian passports were confiscated. In October, he was arrested for failing to register as a foreign agent.
According to the employer, Kurmasheva was subsequently charged with spreading false information about the Russian military, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
Both Kurmasheva and her employer have denied the allegations.
Kurmasheva male Pavel Butorin according to Kurmasheva’s arrest would actually be related to her delivery in 2022 to the book Saying No to War, which tells the stories of 40 Russians who resisted the Russian invasion. Butorin is also a reporter for RFE/RL.
Last week, the US editor of The Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich32, was sentenced In Russia, 16 years in prison for espionage.
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