# Claim 664

Confirmation of the August 2024 release.

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

- Statement: Confirmation of the August 2024 release.
- Field: status
- Value: Released with Kurmasheva in prisoner exchange
- About: [incident 2024-russia-sentences-gershkovich](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-russia-sentences-gershkovich)
- Source: CPJ welcomes return of Gershkovich, Kurmasheva, says Russia must stop stifling journalists. https://cpj.org/thetorch/2024/08/cpj-welcomes-return-of-gershkovich-kurmasheva-says-russia-must-stop-stifling-journalists/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2024-08-01

## Quotation from the source

> Evan and Alsu were detained and sentenced on spurious charges…

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