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Subject Evan Gershkovich case underscores dangers facing journalists
Date April 27, 2023 11:48 AM
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On March 29, Russian authorities arrested Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and charged him with espionage. Gershkovich, who covered Russian politics, the economy, and the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine, is the first American journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges since the Cold War. He faces as long as 20 years’ imprisonment for his reporting.

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, Freedom House spoke to the Wall Street Journal’s Washington bureau chief, Paul Beckett, about Gershkovich’s arrest and the increasingly dangerous environment for working journalists.

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