Russian Crackdown on Journalism: Alarming Escalation in the Harassment of Media Professionals The Case of Alsu Kurmasheva: Another Blow to Press Freedom The recent arrest and arbitrary detention of Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)’s Tatar-Bashkir Service, has once again exposed the relentless crackdown on journalism […]