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Evan Gershkovich in a Moscow court on April 18, 2023. Photo: Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
February 5, 2024, 11:05 am
Evan Gershkovich’s pretrial detention extended
“It is chilling and outrageous that Evan has now spent 10 months of his life in prison, simply for doing his job,” says The Wall Street Journal.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
US journalist Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage at Moscow City Court on June 22, 2023. Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images
August 29, 2023, 8:57 am
Pretrial detention of Evan Gershkovich extended
A judge has ordered Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich remain in detention until at least November 30
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in May. Photo: Saudi Press Agency via AP
August 21, 2023, 6:41 am
Saudis said to be wary of full normalisation
Saudi Arabia is seeking a NATO-like mutual security treaty that would obligate the US to come to its defence if attacked, a civilian nuclear program monitored and backed by the US, and the ability to purchase more advanced weaponry from Washington.
By Jacob Magid
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is escorted by officers from the Lefortovsky court to a bus, in Moscow, Russia, March 30, 2023. Photo: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File
May 25, 2023, 12:07 pm
Showing support for imprisoned reporter
The Jewish reporter was detained on March 29 and subsequently charged with espionage, the first time such charges have been levelled against a journalist since the Cold War.
By AJN STAFF
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Photo: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko
May 24, 2023, 9:37 am
Writing a wrong: We Stand With Evan
On March 29, WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich entered a restaurant in Yekaterinburg on an assignment. Two hours later, his phone was turned off. His family, colleagues and lawyers from the WSJ lost contact with him. A mere 24 hours later, the WSJ confirmed that Evan had been detained. This is Evan's story.
By Jessica Abelsohn
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