‘We Want Her Back:’ Husband of US Journalist Detained in Russia Appeals for Her Release

‘We Want Her Back:’ Husband of US Journalist Detained in Russia Appeals for Her Release
Pavel Butorin, director of the current time, TV, and digital platform of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and his wife Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmacheva pose for a photo in Prague on Aug. 14, 2013. Pavel Butorin via AP
The Associated Press
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PRAGUE—This wasn’t how Pavel Butorin expected to celebrate the anniversary of 21 years together with his wife, with her in a Russian prison and barely any communication available.

Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva—who works as an editor for Radio Free Europe, funded by the U.S. government—has been detained in Russia for almost a month, charged with failing to self-register as a “foreign agent.”