The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich has spent a year in prison on an allegation he and the US government firmly reject.
Russia plans to prosecute the reporter on espionage claims that he, the newspaper and the American government have repeatedly denied.On the anniversary of his detainment, his family is speaking to the media, hoping to shine more light on his plight in the hope that his release can be secured.
Of his arrest while on a reporting trip to Central Russia, his father said, “It was numbing. It’s hard to feel anything. It’s hard to think about anything.” He reportedly learned to speak Russian at home, although Gershkovich said he learned most of his Russian while living in Moscow.
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