"I am proud of how forcefully the WSJ newsroom and Dow Jones responded to the call of a colleague in extreme distress. Now we and Evan’s many friends in the media and elsewhere can celebrate his return to freedom."
Letter From Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief
https://www.wsj.com/world/emma-tucker-letter-evan-gershkovich-7a8c514f via WSJ
Photo: Cam Pollack/WSJ
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"The secret negotiations to free Gershkovich unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires, political power players and his fiercest advocate—his mom."
Putin Wanted His Hit Man Back; Mother Wanted Her Journalist Son to Come Home
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/evan-gershkovich-free-russia-hostage-exchange?mod=lc_navigation via WSJ
Illustration: Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ
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RT by @MarietjeSchaake: It’s Friday July 19, 2024.
WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich was detained by the Russian FSB Mar 29, 2023. 1 year & 111 days ago
HE WAS JUST “CONVICTED” AND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS IN A SHAM TRIAL
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/media/evan-gershkovich-espionage-trial-verdict-intl?cid=ios_app
JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME!
FREE EVAN NOW!
[2024-07-19 12:28 UTC]
Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War, has been found guilty of spying and sentenced to 16 years in prison by a Russian court, in a case that the US government, his newspaper and supporters have denounced as a sham.
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WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, falsely accused of espionage and held in Moscow since March 2023, is indicted in Russia.
The "espionage" charges against Evan are a sham, and Russia knows it.
Putin should drop these charges now!