In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, reporter Evan Gershkovich’s family speaks out for the first time since he was detained in Russia on March 29. Photo: Brian Troy for The Wall Street Journal
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In barring U.S. officials from visiting Evan Gershkovich, Moscow blamed Washington over the visa status of its reporters.
Russia’s foreign minister said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign-affairs adviser had received calls about the Wall Street Journal reporter and the former U.S. Marine, both held in Russia.
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Signed by about 70 lawmakers, the letter condemns Russia for stealing part of the journalist’s life.
A strong vote in support of the measure could strengthen the Biden administration’s efforts to get Evan Gershkovich returned to the U.S.
“For us, this is personal,” said the Jewish Federations of North America.
A requirement that detained American citizens sign a form before the government can share information about their cases hamstrings officials.
Even before the arrest of Evan Gershkovich, journalism was dangerous. The few independent Russian reporters still in the country speak about their work and the risks they face.
Evan Gershkovich is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where he covers Russia, Ukraine and the former Soviet Union.
In March 2023, he was arrested in Russia while on a reporting trip and accused of espionage, making him the first American journalist detained in Russia on such charges since the Cold War. The Journal vehemently denies the allegations. President Biden and news organizations around the world have joined the Journal in calling for Mr. Gershkovich’s immediate release.
Mr. Gershkovich, the American son of Soviet-born Jewish exiles, grew up in New Jersey. He graduated from Bowdoin College, a liberal-arts school in Maine, in 2014.
Before joining the Journal in January 2022, Mr. Gershkovich was a reporter for Agence France-Presse and the Moscow Times. He was also a news assistant at the New York Times.
Find more information about Mr. Gershkovich here.
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