The insidious spread of ‘foreign agent’ laws

In May, Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a US state-backed international broadcaster, traveled to Kazan in Russia to visit her mother, who was unwell. In early June, Kurmasheva, who is a dual Russian and US citizen, was blocked from leaving the country and both…

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