{"id":2050865,"date":"2023-09-30T14:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T18:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-detained-in-russian-prison-six-months-later\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T18:15:02","slug":"wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-detained-in-russian-prison-six-months-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-detained-in-russian-prison-six-months-later\/","title":{"rendered":"WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich held in Russian jail for half a year."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-detained-in-russian-prison-six-months-later%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2050865&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Wall Street Journal Reporter Detained by Russian Authorities for Six Months<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Wall\u2062 Street Journal reporter \u200bEvan Gershkovich has been detained by\u2062 Russian authorities for \u2064six months now.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gershkovich was arrested by the Federal Security Service (FSB) in March while on a reporting trip in the city of Yekaterinburg \u2062on espionage charges that both he, his employer, and the United States \u200dgovernment\u2062 have decried as fraudulent.<\/p>\n<h3>What to \u2062Know About Voting and Candidates for the Virginia\u2064 2023 Election<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200d U.S.\u2063 government determined in April \u2063that Gershkovich\u2062 is being \u2064wrongfully\u2064 detained, \u2064which is \u2063a legal designation determined\u200b by\u200b top State Department\u2062 officials based on criteria set out \u2063in the Levinson Act. \u200dThe determination \u200dputs \u200chis case\u2064 under \u200cthe purview of the \u2064Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs and signifies the government&#8217;s viewpoint \u200bthat, in this case, Gershkovich \u200bis a \u2063political \u2062prisoner and not a legitimate detainee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>It\u2019s difficult\u2063 to believe that it\u2019s been six \u2063months since\u200c Evan was wrongfully\u2064 imprisoned and almost a year \u200bsince we were all together as a\u200c family,<\/strong>&#8220;\u200d the \u200bGershkovich family said in a \u200dstatement on Friday. &#8220;<strong>It\u2019s hard \u200dnot to think about everything he\u2063 is \u2064missing: \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-detained-in-russian-prison-six-months-later\/\" title=\"WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich held in Russian jail for half a year.\">close friends\u2019 weddings<\/a>,\u200c holidays with family, his 32nd birthday, \u2062and the \u2063job he \u200cloves. We miss him terribly and today\u200d is \u200danother reminder that every day is a day too long without\u2063 his freedom.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>If convicted,\u200b he faces up to \u206220\u2063 years \u2062in prison. Gershkovich remains behind bars in Moscow&#8217;s notorious Lefortovo prison.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>The\u2064 U.S. position\u2062 remains \u2064unwavering. The charges \u2063against Evan are baseless. The \u2062Russian government locked\u200d Evan up for simply doing his job. Journalism is \u200cnot a crime,<\/strong>&#8221; U.S. ambassador to\u2064 Russia \u200dLynne Tracy said to reporters earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE \u2062TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON\u2062 EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration continues its efforts to secure Gershkovich&#8217;s release, \u2064as well as that \u200bof Paul Whelan, an\u200d American businessman who is serving a 16-year prison \u2062sentence\u2062 also on espionage\u200c charges that both he and the \u200dU.S. government\u200c have said are trumped \u200cup. The Biden administration\u2063 agreed to two prisoner swaps with Russia last year, securing the releases\u200d of\u2063 Brittney Griner and Trevor Reed, but U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon 'Abuse of Power'\">government officials<\/a> have said Russian authorities\u2062 treat those accused of espionage differently than other\u200b detainees.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. gave up two\u2064 convicted Russians in those\u2062 deals, pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko\u200b for Reed and notorious \u2063arms dealer Viktor Bout for Griner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What can governments, media organizations, and individuals do to support journalists\u200b targeted for their\u2064 reporting and defend press freedom worldwide<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Act. \u2064This determination \u2064implies that his detention is in violation\u2064 of international law and denies him \u2063basic rights and freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>The FSB alleges that Gershkovich, a \u200dMoscow-based reporter for the Wall Street Journal, is engaging in espionage activities on\u200b behalf of a foreign government. However, no evidence has\u2064 been presented to support these claims. This has led to concerns that his arrest is politically motivated and meant \u200bto intimidate and silence\u200d journalists critical of the Russian government.<\/p>\n<p>The United States government, as well as the Wall Street Journal and press \u200bfreedom \u200corganizations, have \u2064called for Gershkovich&#8217;s release \u200cand for \u2064him to be allowed to continue his \u200bwork as a journalist. They argue that his detention \u2062is\u200b a \u200bclear violation of international norms and an attack on press freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Gershkovich is among several journalists who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuny-professor-resigns-from-teachers-union-that-condemned-israel\/\" title=\"CUNY Professor Resigns From Teachers\u2019 Union That Condemned Israel\">faced similar charges<\/a>\u200c and \u200cdetentions in Russia in recent years. This\u2062 crackdown on independent media is part of a broader erosion of democratic values\u2064 and \u2063human rights in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest and detention of journalists like Gershkovich is a troubling trend that undermines the \u200cfree\u2062 flow of information and the ability of the media to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-antony-blinken-condemns-disinformation-from-russia-china\/\" title=\"Secy. Antony Blinken condemns disinformation from Russia, China\">hold governments accountable<\/a>. It \u2063is crucial for governments and\u200c international organizations to speak out against these acts of repression and use\u200d their influence to pressure Russia and other countries to respect press freedom.<\/p>\n<p>In recent \u2062months, \u200cthere have been global \u2063campaigns demanding Gershkovich&#8217;s release, with journalists, human \u200drights\u200c activists, and ordinary citizens advocating for his freedom. However, despite international pressure, the Russian authorities have \u200cshown\u2062 no signs of relenting.<\/p>\n<p>The situation faced by Gershkovich highlights the dangers faced \u2063by journalists\u2064 around\u200d the world who are targeted for their reporting. It is essential\u2062 for governments, media organizations,\u200c and individuals to stand together in defense of press freedom and to demand \u2064accountability from\u200c those who violate it.<\/p>\n<p>The detention \u2062of Evan\u200c Gershkovich by Russian\u2064 authorities for six months is a clear violation of international law \u200dand an attack on press \u200dfreedom. As the fight for \u200chis release continues, it\u200d is important for governments\u2062 and individuals to speak out against these acts of repression and\u2062 to\u200b support journalists in their pursuit of truth and accountability. \u2062Only through united and persistent action can we hope to\u2063 protect the vital role of journalism in our society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich has been held by Russian authorities for six months. Arrested by the FSB in Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, Gershkovich, his employer, and the US government have denounced the accusations as false. The situation remains unresolved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2050866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2050865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2050865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2050866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2050865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2050865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2050865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}