US Designates Reporter Held in Russia as ‘Wrongfully Detained’

US Designates Reporter Held in Russia as ‘Wrongfully Detained’
Reporter for U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich in Moscow, 2019. The Moscow Times/Handout via Reuters
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The State Department announced on April 10 that it has designated Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich as “wrongfully detained” in Russia.

The designation will allow the department to allocate more resources toward freeing Gershkovich as the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, led by Roger Carstens, will work to secure Gershkovich’s release.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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