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Russian Court Extends Detention of Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva – HotAir

Alsu Kurmasheva is a Prague-based Russian-American journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir Service. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is funded by the United States government.  Alsu has been detained in Kazan, Russia since October 18, 2023, while she visited her mother, who was ill, on the charge of failing to register as a foreign agent. […]

Jill Biden Presented a Grammy to an Iranian Musician

Shervin Hajipour is an Iranian pop star who wrote a Grammy Award-winning anti-regime protest anthem. The 27-year-old has been jailed and ordered to write a new song. He has been ordered to write an anti-American song. Hahipour’s song won a Grammy, presented in absentia by Jill Biden. (Democrats are invited to participate in award shows.) […]