Russian Activist Wanted for Extremism Arrested in Kyrgyzstan

The Birinchi Mai district court in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, said on June 12 that it had ordered Russian activist Alyona Krylova, who is wanted in Russia on an extremism charge, be held in police custody until July 4. Krylova, former spokeswoman of the For Human Rights movement in Russia, was detained in Bishkek on June 4. She used to be a member of the Left Resistance group that has been labeled as extremist in Russia. Russian investigators accuse Krylova and five other members of the Left Resistance of “discrediting the authorities and provoking clashes with police.”