This photo shows journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for her anti-war book

She worked for “Radio Liberty.” In Prague, in 2022, she wrote a book titled “No to War: 40 Stories of Russians Against the Invasion of Ukraine.” However, in 2023, she had to return to Kazan to help her mother and disabled brother.

That’s where the authorities detained her, demonstrating their focus on persecuting dissenters. Her book was never even published, but that was enough to imprison her.

The authorities are desperately afraid of people like Alsu. Instead of targeting real criminals, they arrest those who oppose Putin and his criminal war. Strength to Alsu…

Links:
Amnesty-international