Alsu Kurmasheva is a Prague-based Russian-American journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir Service. Kurmasheva was arrested in Kazan, Russia on October 18, 2023, and charged with failure to register as a foreign agent. The charge carried a potential sentence of five years in prison. She was released on August 1, 2024 as part of a prisoner exchange.
Russia released US journalist Evan Gershkovich as part of massive prisoner swap, reports claim
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The highly speculated Russia-US prisoner swap also includes Russian-US journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, former US marine Paul Whelan,..