Fox News: Russia Detains Russian-American Journalist, Alsu Kurmasheva

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LLENAS: "According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Kurmasheva is being held in a temporary detention center, accused of collecting information on military activities that could be used against the security of Russia. Now, the Committee to Protect Journalists wrote this: 'CPJ is deeply concerned bythe detention of U.S.-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva on spurious criminal charges and calls on Russian authorities to release her immediately and drop all charges against her. Journalism is not a crime and Kurmasheva's detention is yet more proof that Russia is determined to stifle independent reporting. Since 2012, Russia's president Vladimir Putin has used foreign agent laws to punish and detain critics, including journalists, and analysts say this latest detention indicates that Russia sees Americans as valuable assets to be used in prisoner exchanges, like when WNBA star Brittney Griner was exchanged for the Merchant of Death, arms dealer Viktor But. Now, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been wrongfully detained for 204 days today. He’s in a high-security prison in Moscow awaiting trial on espionage charges. The U.S. ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, visited him on Tuesday. The U.S. Embassy, Sandra, says even -- that Evan remains in good spirits and is calling for his immediate release. Sandra?"