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

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.” “Alsu should be celebrating this anniversary with me and our children at home, not in a Russian prison,” a visibly shaken Mr. Butorin told The Associated Press in an interview in Prague on Friday. “We want her back. Alsu must be released as soon as possible.”...