Russia’s ‘assault on the media’ escalates with sentencing of American journalists

The Gazette

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Russia has sentenced Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to 6 1/2 years in a medium-security penal colony on Monday after she was convicted of "spreading false information" about the Kremlin army.
Newsweek
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She was initially detained in June while trying to fly out of Russia after visiting her mother and later accused of what first looked like a fairly minor transgression before Russian investigators opened a criminal case accusing her of spreading false information about the Russian military, something she denied.
Deccan Herald
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Her lawyer did not immediately reply to a Reuters question about whether she would appeal and the U.S. embassy did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
NBC News
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President Biden's withdrawal from the race has raised concerns among the people in Ukraine about continued U.S. support in its fight against Russia.
Voice Of America

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