US-Russian journalist sentenced to prison in secret trial

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A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the United States-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), to six and a half years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian army.
Aljazeera
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Friday was also the day a separate court in Yekaterinburg sentenced another U.S. citizen, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, to 16 years in prison for espionage, following a three-day trial held behind closed doors.
Hindustan Times
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Kurmasheva was convicted under Russia’s wartime fake-news law, which bans the broadcasting or posting of any information about the war in Ukraine other than official propaganda.
The Washington Post
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The closed-door trial took place in the city of Kazan, where Kurmasheva has been jailed since October 2023.
Voice Of America

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