Second American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva arrested in Russia

2023-10-19 19:59

Alsu Kurmasheva's detention comes after the arrest of Evan Gershkovich earlier this year.

American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva has been detained after visiting her family in the Russian city of Kazan and now faces charges, her colleagues say.

An editor for US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague, she was temporarily detained on 2 June.

She was detained again on Wednesday...