WASHINGTON – RFE/RL President Jamie Fly condemned a decision on July 6 by a court in Russia-occupied Crimea to extend by six months the detention of RFE/RL freelance reporter Vladyslav Yesypenko. This latest Kremlin-backed move to target independent media outlets was announced during a closed-door hearing on July 6 in Simferopol regarding Mr. Yesypenko’s politically-motivated case. The next hearing is scheduled for July 15.