🧵On March 29, 2023, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia for doing his job.
He was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison today.
We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan 🧵
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Statement from President Biden: “Today, Evan Gershkovich received a sentence of 16 years in a Russian prison, despite having committed no crime. Rather, he was targeted by the Russian government because he is a journalist and an American. We are pushing hard for Evan’s release.”
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🧵More than 11 months ago, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia during a reporting trip.
He remains in a Moscow prison.
We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan https://t.co/ll83UMXlp5
Last week Russia extended Evan's pretrial detention to March 30, which would mark just over one year since he was arrested. What Evan is being put through is more outrageous with each passing day. #IStandwithEvan
It is outrageous that our colleague @evangershkovich has now been illegally detained for 9 months. More must be done to bring him home. #IStandWithEvan
It’s been 287 days. Take a moment and think of everything Evan has missed during these months and all of the insights we’ve missed because he has been silenced by Russia. Please join us in calling for Evan’s immediate release. #IStandWithEvan @WSJ
More than eight months ago, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained in Russia during a reporting trip. He is still in a Moscow prison. Here are resources for to show support for him: #IStandWithEvan https://t.co/AFRLhb8xFy
Evan has been wrongfully detained for 250 days. This is an outrage and our newsroom calls for his immediate release. #istandwithevan#JournalismIsNotACrime
Tune in here for the next 24 hours to hear Evan Gershkovich’s colleagues, family and friends reading his excellent journalism - please take a moment to discover his work. #IStandWithEvan https://t.co/jURRNS6URk