US-Russian editor detained and charged as foreign agent in Russia, news outlet says
A journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been detained in Russia and charged with failure to register as a foreign agent, the news outlet said on Wednesday. LONDON -- A journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been detained in Russia and charged with failure to register as a foreign agent, the news outlet said on Wednesday. Alsu Kurmasheva, who serves as an editor for the outlet 's Tatar-Bashkir Service, is a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, RFE/RL said. "Alsu is a highly respected colleague, devoted wife, and dedicated mother to two children," the outlet's acting President Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin said in a statement. "She needs to be released so she can return to her family immediately." In this handout frame released by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, editor Alsu Kurmasheva poses for a photo during a work break at the outlet's headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, March 6, 2013. Claire Bigg/AP Kurmasheva, who lives in Prague, traveled ...