Tag: detention

Russia Extends Detention of American Ballerina – HotAir

Ksenia Karelina, a resident of Los Angeles, is being detained in a Russian prison on the charge of treason. She is a dual American-Russian citizen.  She allegedly raised money for a Ukrainian organization that bought weapons and equipment for Ukraine’s military. She is alleged to have donated $50 to Ukraine for the war effort, as […]

Russian Court Extends Detention of Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva – HotAir

Alsu Kurmasheva is a Prague-based Russian-American journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir Service. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is funded by the United States government.  Alsu has been detained in Kazan, Russia since October 18, 2023, while she visited her mother, who was ill, on the charge of failing to register as a foreign agent. […]