INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A year after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was jailed in Russia, his parents and friends say they remain hopeful that he
said his father, Mikhail Gershkovich.Evan was featured on the cover of Time magazine this month
good job to humanize Evan and tell the story of who he is, not just as a reporter, but also as a person
I do think it helps, but in the end, he's still behind bars
Gershkovich and father Mikhail Gershkovich (L to R).Courtesy photoEvan, 32, was raised in New Jersey by his parents, Ella Milman and Mikhail
Gershkovich, who emigrated to the U.S
opposition activist Alexei Navalny in 2020
He then worked at AFP before being hired by The Wall Street Journal in January 2022.After many foreign correspondents left Russia amid the
February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the passage of wartime censorship laws, Evan returned to Russia to report on how the country was being
reshaped by the war.But on March 29, 2023, he was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on espionage charges while on a reporting
trip in Yekaterinburg, becoming the first Western journalist to be charged with spying in Russia since the Cold War
Evan, his employer and the U.S
government vehemently deny the espionage accusations against him
Navalny, Evan and former U.S
16 death in an Arctic prison
President Vladimir Putin has publicly expressed a willingness to swap the journalist.Evan stays in touch with his family and friends through
amateur, not a good chess player
obviously only so much we can do
He's holding himself together
is a professional journalist and not a spy
We join the United States government, The Wall Street Journal and Evan's friends and family in calling for his release.Here are some ways to
The Wall Street Journal has removed its paywall for his articles and its coverage of his case.Follow his case: The Moscow Times is closely
You can find this coverage here.Write to him: Anyone can write a letter to Evan at FreeGershkovich@gmail.com
social media helps keep attention on his case
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