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Gershkovich, 32, was arrested in March 2023 while on a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg, Russia. He was detained for over a year before the Russian government detailed any of the charges against him. Gershkovich was eventuallyGershkovich was “caught red-handed” and they have “irrefutable evidence against him,” but they have yet to produce any of it. The U.S. government and thebegan in June and was supposed to last until August, but closing arguments were abruptly moved forward this week.
“Evan’s wrongful detention has been an outrage since his unjust arrest 477 days ago, and it must end now,”on Thursday after closing arguments were suddenly moved up to Friday. “Even as Russia orchestrates its shameful sham trial, we continue to do everything we can to push for Evan’s immediate release and to state unequivocally: Evan was doing his job as a journalist, and journalism is not a crime. Bring him home now.
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