MOSCOW: A Russian court has sentenced US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to more than six years in prison for violating strict military censorship laws, a ruling her employer slammed as a "mockery of justice".
Russia n-American journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Alsu Kurmasheva, who is in custody after she was accused of violating Russia 's law on foreign agents, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Alexey Nasyrov/File PhotoMOSCOW: A Russia n court has sentenced US- Russia n journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to more than six years in prison for violating strict military censorship laws, a ruling her employer slammed as a"mockery of justice".
Details of Kurmasheva's conviction were only released Monday, with her employer and family kept in the dark. "This secret trial and conviction make a mockery of justice," RFE/RL President and CEO Stephen Capus told AFP in an emailed statement. "Her family is in the dark about a trial date or any actual 'evidence' of Alsu's 'guilt',", Pavel Butorin, who also works at RFE/RL, said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Hundreds have been prosecuted for spreading"false information" - which the Kremlin defines as anything not approved by the government - or"discrediting" the armed forces. Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich was also convicted Friday in a fast-track trial after spending more than a year in prison.
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