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The Media Freedom Coalition said Russia’s arrest of the Wall Street Journal reporter on “spurious charges” undermines democratic principles.
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In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, reporter Evan Gershkovich’s family speaks out for the first time since he was detained in Russia on March 29.
The handwritten letter in Russian is the first direct communication Evan Gershkovich has had with his family.3 min read
The Wall Street Journal correspondent, whose parents fled the Soviet Union, made Moscow a second home. He was detained Wednesday by the FSB for alleged espionage, an allegation the Journal vehemently denies.Long read
Former prisoners at Lefortovo and their lawyers and families describe a sterile facility carefully engineered to make its prisoners feel abandoned.Long read
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U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited Mr. Gershkovich in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison and said he is “in good health and remains strong.”
The Russian émigré parents of journalist Evan Gershkovich raised him to know and love the culture of their homeland. Now they look for Russia to release their detained child
The secretary of State called on Moscow to grant the Wall Street Journal reporter a basic right that is afforded to foreign prisoners under international obligations.
Merrick Garland addressed the case of the imprisoned reporter for the first time.
The deputy foreign minister also said Moscow doesn’t see a need to involve a third country in talks regarding Mr. Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, another detained American.
The correspondent is one of three imprisoned journalists named to this year’s list.
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