It’s been one year since Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested by Russia on false espionage charges.
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On Friday, his employer put a blank space on its front page to memorialize the one-year anniversary of the actions by Putin that led to the American writer’s imprisonment. Likely to make sure the message got as wide an audience as possible, Caitlin Ostroff, one of Gershkovich’s WSJ colleagues, shared an image of the publication on X early this morning:
The @WSJ front page today.
Evan Gershkovich’s stories have been missing in our pages for one year as of today. This is the journalism that Russia has taken from you. #FreeEvan #IStandWithEvan pic.twitter.com/mTn185JRNo
— Caitlin Ostroff (@ceostroff) March 29, 2024
She wrote:
The @WSJ front page today.
Evan Gershkovich’s stories…
