Hostage News
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Israel Won’t Accept Hamas Demands After Militant Group Rejects Cease-Fire Plan
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After Fifth Detention Extension, CPJ Renews Call for Russia to Release US Journalist Evan Gershkovich
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Russia to immediately release U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich following Tuesday’s court decision to extend his pretrial detention until…
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Parents of Reporter Evan Gershkovich Speak Out 1 Year into His Russian Detainment: Exclusive
ABC News: “I think if you let the pessimism in … the game is over,” his mother said.
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Opinion: End a Reporter’s Year-Long Nightmare in Russia: Free Evan Gershkovich Now
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At NY Hostage Rally, Demonstrators Wear Batman Masks to Honor 4-Year-Old Captive
500 attend march at Central Park to coincide with Purim festival; in Hasidic neighborhoods of Brooklyn, festive celebrations touched by war, with children dressing as…
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Gershkovich Team Continues Fight to Free WSJ Reporter from Russian Jail
The U.S.-based team working to win the release of American journalist Evan Gershkovich from a Russian jail is eyeing the approach of the anniversary of…
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Evan Gershkovich Remains Strong after Year in Moscow Prison, U.S. Envoy Says
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is holding up well despite spending nearly a year in a Moscow prison, the U.S. embassy said after ambassador…
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Russia Must Face Consequences for Imprisonment of Wall Street Journal Reporter, Lawyer Says
Russia must face consequences for its detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a lawyer for the newspaper said Thursday as the journalist approaches…
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Evan Gershkovich Sister Describes Agonizing Year as Grim Milestone of His Imprisonment Approaches
‘This has been a really difficult year for his family,’ Danielle Gershkovich said
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Tatarstan Court Cancels Fine of Activist Who Supported Detained RFE/RL Journalist
The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan has canceled a lower court ruling to fine sociologist Iskander Yasaveyev for holding a poster demanding the…
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Evan Gershkovich ‘Holding Up Well’ Says US Ambassador after Prison Visit
The Wall Street Journal reporter is ‘strong and resilient’ ahead of the one-year anniversary of his arrest by Russia
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American Spy Suspect Paul Whelan Had Russian ‘State Secrets’ on USB Stick
According to Whelan’s Russian lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkov, the American was in possession of sensitive Russian information at the time of his arrest last month. “I…