Russian court extends detention of US-Russian journalist working for Radio Liberty

Kurmasheva, the editor for the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty , will now be detained until June 5, for failing to register as a foreign agent, according to TASS. She is not feeling well physically and the conditions she is in make it impossible for her to take care of her health, Kurmasheva told journalists Monday, according to TASS. “The cell is 5 square meters long for the two people, there is no hot water, instead of a toilet there is a hole in the floor.

Her lawyer, Edgar Matevosyan, said she was not guilty and planned to appeal, SOTA Vision also reported. RFE/RL has described Kurmasheva as an accomplished journalist who has been writing about the life of ethnic minorities in Russia’s Tatarstan and Bashkortostan regions for many years. Russia expanded its law on “foreign agents” in 2022 following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, signaling an intensifying crackdown on free speech and opposition under President Vladimir Putin.

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