US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva convicted in rapid secret trial
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Ms Kurmasheva worked for the US government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
A Russian court has convicted Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to six and a half years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said.