RFE/RL: Russia-imposed authorities in Crimea detain prominent lawyer By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Published Dec. 6, 2018. Updated Dec. 6 at 8:03 pm A woman waits at a bus stop in front of a graffiti depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin on a building in Sevastopol, Crimea, on March 12, 2018. Photo by AFP SIMFEROPOL – Russia-imposed authorities in Crimea have detained a prominent lawyer, Emil Kurbedinov, his colleagues say. Read more here.