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A court in Russia on May 31 extended the pretrial detention of Alsu Kurmasheva, a Prague-based journalist with RFE/RL who holds dual U.S. and Russian citizenship, until August 5.
"Belarus has absolutely no freedom of speech and virtually no independent media. A small number of independent publications, struggling to survive, have fallen under a wave of purges and repressions over the past year" - BAJ
Following massive pro-democracy protests in Belarus in 2020, the government has cracked down – targeting independent media, among others. Some of the many journalists who have fled their profession, or the country entirely, recounted how their lives have been altered forever.
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has slammed a Russian court ruling to extend the pretrial detention of RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5, calling the country’s crackdown on independent media “unacceptable.”
A lawyer for several survivors and relatives of victims of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall entertainment center near Moscow said many have filed lawsuits against the venue's owners, accusing them of fire safety violations.