A bipartisan group of senators wrote a letter to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, expressing their 'profound anger and concern' over his detention in Russia.
— A bipartisan group of senators wrote a letter to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, expressing their"profound anger and concern" over his detention in Russia.
Gershkovich was arrested in March on accusations of spying, making him the first U.S. journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia in decades. The U.S. and the Wall Street Journal have vehemently denied the allegations and have called for his immediate release. "We believe that a free press is crucial to the foundation and support of human rights everywhere," the letter said.
"Since your arrest, we have advocated for your release publicly and privately. We will not stop until you are safely home," it said."Please know that the support for you and Paul go well beyond the walls of the United States Senate, and that the American people are with us in demanding your release."
"Vladimir Putin knows that a free press is a pillar of democracy, that a strong Fourth Estate will hold officials accountable," Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas said Monday on the House floor."So he arrested Evan with the intention of not only silencing him, but of scaring other journalists to remain silent, too."
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