Hostage News
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Evan Gershkovich Marks One Year in Russian Prison
On March 29, 2023, Evan Gershkovich arrived at a steakhouse in Yekaterinburg—a Russian city in the Ural Mountains—during a reporting trip, ready to meet with…
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A Year Detained: Evan Gershkovich’s Imprisonment
Before Evan Gershkovich made international headlines, he was a Princeton kid. During an interview, Ella Milman, Evan’s mother, remembers him as “very, very curious from…
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Court Orders a Detained Russia-US Journalist to Remain in Custody for Two More Months
A court in Russia on Monday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be held in jail for two more months pending investigation and trial, in…
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National Press Club Statement on Extended Detention for Alsu Kurmasheva of RFE/RL
Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on…
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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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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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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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‘Every Day is Hard’: One Year Since Russia Jailed a U.S. Reporter
One year ago on Friday, Ella Milman and Mikhail Gershkovich received a chilling phone call from the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal. Their…