US journalist Evan Gershkovich jailed in Russia | BBC News
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Published 2024-07-19
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter was arrested by security services in March 2023 while working as a reporter in the city of Yekaterinburg, about 1,600km (1,000 miles) east of Moscow.
Russia accuses him of working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), accusations that Gershkovich, the WSJ and the US strongly deny.
He’s the first US journalist to be convicted for espionage in Russia since the Cold War ended more than 30 years ago.
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All Comments (21)
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Note... do not go to russia .
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Hang on, didn't this guy just say 'press freedom' and no one isn't saying what Evan actually did and where was he caught
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So very sad.
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Got off pretty lightly, considering the US wanted the death penalty for Assange
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Very american last name
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USA aint spying on none of Russia's crappy vehicles lmao
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😥
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Perfect setup for trump to ask for his release at the right time say just before the election and Putin will oblige to get Donny into the oval office.
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RIP Gonzalo Lira
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Why not report on Leeds riots BBC?
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This journalist had some peculiar interest in Tanks. What do you think Russia must do when some American starts taking special interest in Russian Tanks?
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So sad for him and his loved ones, but it’s really not surprising, of course Russia would use his sentence to send a message.
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Last time America traded a lady boy for a warlord 😢
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So you guys are not talking about the CIA he is working for?
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spy
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Hi
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He will do better than Gonzalo Lira..but that was Ukraine that imprisoned him..and within a few months he was dead
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🎉 0:07
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If you are a journalist.... maybe don't physically be in Russia? Do your interviews online? Maybe leave the country if you're still there?
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Evan brought this on himself. Money can make you do foolish things sometimes.
