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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
US urges Russia to free Jewish WSJ reporter ‘immediately’ after his detention extended
US journalist Evan Gershkovich (R) is escorted outside the Lefortovsky Court in Moscow on August 24, 2023. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP)
The US renews demands that Russia free Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and another detained American after a Moscow court extended the journalist’s detention.
“The claims against Evan Gershkovich are baseless. Once again, we call for Russia to immediately release Evan and also to release wrongfully detained US citizen Paul Whelan,” a State Department spokesperson says.
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