BREAKING: U.S. designates journalist Evan Gershkovich wrongfully detained by Russia, giving the government additional resources to secure his release.
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's case will be handled by the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the State Department, giving the government additional resources to secure his release. The office's envoy, Roger Carstens, will work toward Gershkovich's release and maintaining contact with his family. "Journalism is not a crime," said Vedant Patel, a State Department spokesperson, in a statement Monday."We condemn the Kremlin’s continued repression of independent voices in Russia, and its ongoing war against the truth."
Blinken last week said he considered Gershkovich wrongfully detained, but this is the first the State Department formally designated him as such. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the new designation., a businessman and former Marine imprisoned on suspicion of spying.
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