Russian American journalist detained in Russia
Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Kazan, Russia, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Kurmacheva, the editor with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service, was detained on Oct 18, 2023 in Russia and is being held in a detention center, awaiting a trial that could sentence her to up to five years in prison.
Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was arrested by Russian authorities about a month ago. We’ll hear about the conditions she’s dealing with in detention. Also, the new right-wing government in New Zealand wants to pull back on the use of the Maori language. A lot of New Zealanders are not happy about this, and they’ve been taking to the streets in protest. And, the painkiller drug Nolotil is banned in the US, UK and Ireland, but still being prescribed in Spain. The drug has been linked with the deaths of several dozen British and Irish people.
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