INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
citizen of Tatar origin, was detained in Kazan, the capital of the republic of Tatarstan, on Wednesday and charged with failure to register
both her American and Russian passports upon her initial detention and later issued her a fine for failing to declare her U.S
citizenship to Russian authorities.Kurmasheva, according to RFE/RL, was waiting for the authorities to return her travel documents and was
after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in March on charges of espionage that he, the U.S
Bashkortostan and Mari El, people who know her told The Moscow Times.She was particularly passionate about telling the stories of indigenous
