Claim 548

The employer's response, noting his time in detention.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The employer's response, noting his time in detention.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Wall Street Journal calls it a disgraceful, sham conviction
About: incident 2024-russia-sentences-gershkovich
Source: Russian authorities jail US journalist Evan Gershkovich for 16 years
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2024-07-19

Quotation from the source

This disgraceful, sham conviction comes after Evan has spent 478 days in prison, wrongfully detained,