MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court has sentenced Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to 6-1/2 years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian army, the court’s press service said on Monday.
Kurmasheva is a journalist with the Tatar-Bashkir service of U.S.-funded RFE/RL who holds dual U.S. and Russian citizenship.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Alison Williams)
