Russian Journalist Arrested Over Making Movies For Alexei Navalny: Report

Different jailed journalists embody Wall Road Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich (Representational)

One other Russian journalist has been detained in Russia for “extremism”, accused of constructing movies for the group of late dissident Alexei Navalny, the Related Press worldwide information company stated on Sunday.

Sergei Karelin, who has labored for the AP, is the second journalist arrested over such allegations after Konstantin Gabov, who often labored for Reuters information company and was detained on Saturday.

“The Related Press could be very involved by the detention of Russian video journalist Sergei Karelin,” the company advised AFP. “We’re looking for further info.”

Gabov, who in response to media experiences additionally labored for Russian tv channels Moskva 24 and MIR in addition to Belarusian information company Belsat, will stay in pre-trial detention till not less than June 27, the courts’ press service stated on Telegram.

Karelin and Gabov are accused of serving to to arrange movies to be printed on the YouTube channel NavalnyLIVE, a platform utilized by Navalny’s group, the courts stated.

Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most outstanding critic, died in murky circumstances in an Arctic jail in February.

His motion is designated as “extremist”, exposing its workers and supporters to prosecution.

Most of Navalny’s allies are in exile or serving prolonged jail sentences.

The Russian authorities have in current months stepped up the stress on unbiased and overseas media in a concerted effort to silence dissident voices following the offensive towards Ukraine.

In March, photographer Antonina Kravtsova was additionally held on “extremism” accusations after continuously overlaying Navalny’s trials for SOTAvision, certainly one of few media organisations documenting political crackdowns in Russia and thought of a “overseas agent” by the authorities.

Sergei Mingazov, a Russian journalist working for the Russian model of Forbes media, was detained on Friday and accused of spreading “false info” about military abuses in Ukraine.

Different jailed journalists embody Wall Road Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who faces spying claims that he and the US authorities reject.

Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who works for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has been behind bars since October for not registering as a “overseas agent” as required by the authorities.

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