American RFE/RL reporter marks 6 months jailed in Russia

FILE - Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who is in custody after she was accused of violating Russia's law on foreign agents, attends a court hearing in Kazan, Russia, Feb. 1, 2024.

An American journalist jailed in Russia will mark six months behind bars on Thursday over charges that press freedom groups have condemned as bogus and politically motivated.