MOSCOW, April 28, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - A Russian journalist has been detained
on "extremism" accusations for helping to create YouTube videos for the team
of late opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny, Moscow courts said on Saturday.

Konstantin Gabov, who according to media reports worked for Russian
television channels Moskva 24 and MIR as well as Belarusian news agency
Belsat and occasionally for the Reuters news agency, will remain in pre-trial
detention until at least June 27, the courts' press service said on Telegram.

He is accused of "taking part in the preparation of photos and videos to be
published on the YouTube channel NavalnyLIVE", one of the platforms used by
Navalny's team, the courts said.

Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic, died in
murky circumstances in his Arctic prison in February.

His movement is designated as "extremist", exposing its staff and supporters
to prosecution.

Most of Navalny's allies are in exile or serving lengthy prison sentences.

In March, photographer Antonina Kravtsova was also held on "extremism"
accusations after frequently covering Navalny's trials for SOTAvision, one of
few media organisations documenting political crackdowns in Russia and
considered a "foreign agent" by the authorities.

Other jailed journalists include Wall Street 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, is behind bars since October for not registering as a
"foreign agent" as required by the authorities.