A new criminal case was opened against Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva over an anti-war book

A new criminal case was opened against the deputy head of the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Liberty, Alsu Kurmasheva, under an article about military “fakes”. The reason was a book that the accused published in November 2022. It contains 40 stories of Russians opposing the war in Ukraine.

This is the second criminal case against Kurmasheva, she is already in jail. In October, she was accused under “foreign agent” Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Evasion of duties provided for by the legislation on foreign agents”).

The journalist lived in Prague and flew to Russia on personal matters. She was detained on October 18 when she tried to return to the Czech Republic.

Human rights project “Support for political prisoners. Memorial recognized Alsa Kurmasheva as a political prisoner. The journalist is known for her publications about the problems of ethnic minorities in the Russian Federation.

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