Russia Detains American Journalist – WSJ

Russian authorities have detained an editor for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for failing to register as a foreign agent, marking the second detention of an American journalist in Russia this year.

Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds dual U.S.-Russian citizenship and lives in Prague, where the RFE/RL is based, was detained Wednesday in Kazan, a city in southwest Russia, according to a statement published the same day by the company. She was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent, the company said.