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Russian judge rejects WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention appeal

US journalist to remain in detention until trial at end of May on charges of espionage

The Guardian - UK

US envoy visits WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russian jail

Ambassador says reporter is ‘in good health and remains strong’ as dozens of countries voice concern over his arrest.

Al Jazeera

Journalist Evan Gershkovich tells family he's 'not losing hope' in Russian detention

The family of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich received a handwritten letter from him on Friday — the first direct contact with them since his arrest in the end of March.

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Official: Russia may discuss swap involving WSJ reporter

A top Russian diplomat says Moscow may be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after a court delivers its verdict

The Independent UK

Hostage envoy says the U.S. can bring home two Americans detained in Russia

The U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs says he is confident that two Americans detained by Russia can be brought home.

WEKU

US doesn’t ‘have a sense’ of how jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich is being treated, official says

It’s been almost two weeks since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia, and the United States still knows very little about his well-being and the treatment he’s getting while behind bars.

Tribune News Service

Biden speaks with family of WSJ reporter detained in Russia

Evan Gershkovich’s family welcomes the US government decision to formally designate reporter as ‘wrongfully detained’.

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Brittney Griner is working on a memoir about her captivity in Russia

Saying she is ready to share the "unfathomable" experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024.

WEKU

Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity

Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024

The Independent UK

Massive Leak of Ukraine Intelligence Documents Angers U.S. Allies

Plus: Evan Gershkovich charged with espionage in Russia, the DOJ appeals a Texas judge's abortion ruling, and more...

Reason

US formally deems WSJ reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia

Washington renews call for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, who is being held by Moscow on spying charges.

Al Jazeera

Schumer, McConnell issue statement condemning Russian arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich

The Russian arrest of American journalist Evan Gershkovich drew a rare joint statement from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who demanded the reporter’s immediate release on Friday.

Tribune News Service

US Senate leaders demand Russia release American journalist

The two top leaders of the U.S. Senate are demanding the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich

The Independent UK

Evan Gershkovich fell in love with Russia. He now faces 20 years in prison for espionage

Diplomatic efforts to free the detained Wall Street Journal reporter are intensifying, Bevan Hurley reports

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The Independent UK

Blinken says WSJ reporter 'wrongfully detained' by Russia

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has “no doubt” that Russia has wrongfully detained an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested last week on spying allegations

The Week

Evan Gershkovich: what does Russia want from jailing US citizens?

A Wall Street Journal reporter has become the latest US citizen to be detained in Russia but the first overseas journalist to be arrested there for alleged espionage since the Cold War.

Reuters

Analysis-Russia's arrest of reporter deepens Biden's detainee challenge

Even before Russia detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Wednesday, the Biden administration was at an impasse over another American held by Moscow: Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine serving a 16-year sentence in a Russian prison.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blinken calls on Russia to immediately free 2 detained Americans

The U.S. secretary of state asks his Russian counterpart to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, who are being held on espionage charges.

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The Independent UK

Moscow prison for US reporter was used in Stalin's purges

Lefortovo prison, where American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been jailed on espionage charges, has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times

The Independent UK

American detained in Russia a 'brave, committed' journalist

Working as a journalist in Moscow seemed a natural fit for Evan Gershkovich, the son of immigrants from the Soviet Union who grew up speaking Russian at home in Princeton, N

Daily Mirror

Russia's arrest of US reporter is a 'retaliation' as Putin's man rules out quick swap

The case against The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia, could be used as a 'trump card' for exchange of prisoners with the US, a Russian lawyer claimed

Tribune News Service

Blinken pressed Lavrov in rare but brief meeting at G-20 summit

Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a brief encounter with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the Group of 20 meeting in India, their first in-person meeting since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago.

Evening Standard

Antony Blinken tells Sergey Lavrov: America will back Ukraine for as long as it takes

US Secretary of State meets Russian counterpart face-to-face for first time since Putin’s troops invaded its neighbour

Al Jazeera

Blinken, Lavrov talk at G20 meeting as US-Russia tensions soar

Russia says the top diplomats spoke ‘on the move’ at a G20 meeting in India but did not hold Ukraine negotiations.

WEKU

American Siamak Namazi is on a hunger strike in Iranian prison. Why now and for what?

Namazi is on a hunger strike to mark the seventh anniversary of a prisoner swap that did not include him, and calling on Biden to free detainees in Iran. His lawyer spoke with NPR about those efforts.

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