Kurt Cunningham
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Russia Extends Detention of Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva by 2 Months
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned a Russian court’s decision on Monday to extend the pretrial detention of U.S.-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5…
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Mother Whose Son Was Brutally Murdered by ISIS Describes Speaking with His Killer
Diane Foley’s son James was brutally murdered by ISIS in Syria in 2014 while working as a journalist covering the country’s civil war. She tells…
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Journalist Casualties in the Israel-Gaza War
The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war…
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Negotiations to Bring Evan Gershkovich Back from Russia Should Be ‘Private,’ U.S. Diplomat Says
‘We don’t really progress too much when we start negotiating in public,’ says Roger Carstens, the U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs, regarding the one-year…
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Tens of Thousands of Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu
Tens of thousands have rallied in Jerusalem to protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demand early elections over his handling of the six-month…
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Evan Gershkovich Is Stronger Than Putin
A state that is threatened by an honest journalist is exposing its own weakness, corruption and fragility.
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Mother of Gaza Hostage Fights Daily to Bring Him Home
Hersh Goldberg-Polin intended to be exploring some corner of the world right now. He even had tickets to launch his grand tour. Instead, he has…
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‘Brutal Stabbing’ of Exiled Iranian Journalist Prompts Counterterror Investigation
A prominent exiled Iranian journalist was stabbed outside his home in London on Friday, prompting British police to launch a counterterrorism investigation. Pouria Zeraati, a…
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Putin Wants Berlin Assassin Vadim Krasikov, but Prisoner Swap Is Murky
It is now one year since American journalist Evan Gershkovich was detained on a reporting trip in Russia. His best hope of release may be…
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When It Comes to Prisoner Exchanges with Russia, Silence Is Golden, Says U.S. Special Envoy
Accused of spying, it’s been 1 year since U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia
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‘Meeting the Terrorist Who Killed My Son, James Foley’
James Foley’s death was unimaginable. He was a journalist held hostage by ISIS for two years in Syria and killed in 2014 as a threat…
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The Mother of Journalist James Foley, Murdered By the ISIS ‘Beatles’, Says Her Son Was Abandoned By the Obama Government. Now She Is Fighting for Other American Hostages Overseas
When the State Department, the F.B.I. and other officials told Diane Foley that her journalist son Jim was their highest priority she had no other…