Russian court docket extends detention of Russian-US journalist Kurmasheva

KAZAN: A Russian court docket on Friday prolonged till Aug.5 the pre-trial detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva who holds Russian and United States citizenships, a Reuters correspondent reported from the courtroom within the metropolis of Kazan.
Kurmasheva is a Prague-based journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is funded by the US Congress and designated by Russia as a international agent, which means it will get international funding for exercise deemed to be political.
Her employer says her detention on prices of violating Russia’s regulation on international brokers is unjust and politically motivated.