# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-russia-sentences-gershkovich)
- Source: Russian authorities jail US journalist Evan Gershkovich for 16 years. https://cpj.org/2024/07/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,

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