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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Not sure if I missed it in the article, but why would she even chance going into Russian in current political climate? Being a martyr ain’t all it’s cracked up to be

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Article says she traveled to Russia for a family emergency.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I guess that might be worth chancing but I bet 99% of the time she would’ve ended up in jail

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Kurmasheva, who normally lives in Prague, entered Russia on 20 May for a family emergency, the CPJ said.

Well, now they have two

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are the journalists also CIA agents, or is the org just funded by the CIA?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I don't think that has been the case for about 50 years now.