Alsu Kurmasheva
Alsu Kurmasheva is a journalist who gained international attention when she was detained in Russia. Her case became part of a significant diplomatic negotiation leading to a large prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia in 2024, highlighting the complexities of international relations and the treatment of journalists in conflict zones.
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Alsu Kurmasheva was one of the signatories urging the British Prime Minister to seek the release of Jimmy Lai.
El complejo caso de Jimmy Lai, magnate de los medios de Hong Kong que puede enfrentar cadena perpetua en China | MUNDO
Peru· 2025-12-17
Alsu Kurmasheva was released as part of the prisoner exchange with Paul Whelan.
Paul Whelan: ‘House is gone. Cars are gone’: life one year after his release from a Russian prison
United States· 2025-08-01
Alsu Kurmasheva warned that without VOA, Russian and Chinese propaganda would fill the empty space in global media.
Kari Lake follows through on Trump order, axes most of Voice of America’s staffUnited States· 2025-06-21
Alsu Kurmasheva is among those who signed the letter urging action for Jimmy Lai's release.
Former prisoners and hostages urge Starmer to secure release of Jimmy Lai | Jimmy Lai
United Kingdom· 2025-05-21
Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for reporting 'false information' about the Russian army.
Video/ Rusia – un stat care strangulează accesul la informație – Ziarul de Gardă
Moldova· 2025-05-15
Alsu Kurmasheva is a journalist of Tatar origin who spent nine months in Russian prisons for dubious charges.
Comment l’Occident perd la bataille internationale de l’information
France· 2025-04-18Alsu Kurmasheva was released in a previous prisoner swap that did not include Ksenia Karelina.
Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina has message for Trump after being freedUnited States· 2025-04-11
Alsu Kurmasheva was mentioned as a Russian-American journalist released in the same swap as Karelina.
US and Russia swap prisoners in deal that released Ksenia KarelinaUnited States· 2025-04-10
Alsu Kurmasheva, a longtime journalist for RFE/RL, was detained in Russia in 2023 and only released last year as part of a prisoner swap.
Exiled Russian journalists left ‘high and dry’ after US cuts radio funding | Trump administrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-20
Alsu Kurmasheva was arrested for not registering as a foreign agent while working for Radio Liberty.
Michael Winiarski: Nedläggning av medier en gåva till Putin
Sweden· 2025-03-17
Alsu Kurmasheva was released during a prisoner exchange and had worked for Radio Swoboda from exile.
Elon Musk will Amerikas Auslandsender Radio Free Europe einsparen
Switzerland· 2025-02-13
Alsu Kurmasheva was released in the largest prisoner swap between the US and Russia since the Cold War.
Rússia libertou professor norte-americano e Trump mostrou-se grato a Putin | Rússia
Portugal· 2025-02-12
