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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…
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Evan Gershkovich Has Been Jailed in Russia for a Full Year. What Will It Take to Free Him?
Nearly a year ago, Russian authorities detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges while he was on a reporting assignment in the…
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RFE/RL Journalist Marks 5 Months in Russian Prison
American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva marked five months in Russian detention on Monday – a grim milestone that her family hoped she would never see.
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Opinion: A Year Ago Russia Jailed Evan Gershkovich for Doing Journalism. He’s Still There
He is the first American journalist to be accused of espionage since the cold war, though Evan certainly is no spy. The Biden administration has…
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Putin Finally Names Navalny and Claims He Agreed Prisoner Swap
Vladimir Putin has always refused to refer to his main opponent in Russia by name, but now that Alexei Navalny is dead, he has changed…
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Inside Prison Life for WSJ’s Gershkovich
Matthew Campbell of The Sunday Times in London looks at Russia prison life for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
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Media Tour on Evan Gershkovich Case at One Year, March 28
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will reach a milestone of one year in a Russian prison on March 29. Paul Beckett of The Wall…
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Putin Breaks Silence on Navalny’s Death, Calling It an ‘Unfortunate Incident’
The Russian leader claimed he had been ready to release Navalny in a prisoner swap when the opposition leader died last month at an Arctic…
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15-Year-Old Talks About Her Mom’s Detention in Russia
Bibi and Pavel Butorin speak with CNN’s Jake Tapper
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GOP and Democratic House Leaders Demand Russia Release Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) issued a rare joint statement Thursday condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin and demanding…