false claims about what is going on, have been in abundance. journalists have been attacked and injured, so lots to discuss around the media s role. katya adler, the bbc s europe editor is with us. we have also gotjournalists who have been out reporting for french outlets. and we have got one of the bosses of agents france press, the big news agency. but before we get into that, i want to cross to new york and start with emma tucker, the editor in chief of the wall streetjournal. one of emma s reporters, evan gershkovich, has now been imprisoned in russia for more than 100 days. the authorities accuse evan of being a spy. charges that he, the us and the wall streetjournal all deny. he is the first western journalist to be detained in russia since the cold war. emma, welcome to the show. i will ask you for the latest on the situation any moment but can you just take us back and remind people the circumstances of his arrest back in march? evan is an accredited journalist in rus
he was covering a story over in the east of russia and while he was out on this assignment, he failed to check with us. we have a system forjournalists operating in difficult territories, which i am sure the other journalists will recognise, whereby we asked people to check in twice a day. he missed his morning check in and then he missed again his afternoon check in and overnight, it was confirmed he had been picked up and arrested and taken back to moscow to be held there. and after the first. i am sure people will be interested in the check in system. were you very worried after the first non check in? is it rare for people not to check in? it is unusual. and i did not like it, but i did not panic because, you know, people lose internet access, they lose their phones, they get tied up doing something, so i did not like it, but i did then panic.
fighting terrorist operations. - many fireworks were fired at the police. . many cars were set on fire. and lots of businesses and shops looted. - and police stations, the same. the mayor was attacked by two pe0ple~ - an incredible situation for it is very difficult . forjournalists in france to cover these riots. i let s have a listen to a clip of you reporting on tuesday the evening, the day that nahel m was killed.
hundreds of police had been injured. let s find out what it has been like forjournalists. emma pearson is the editor. welcome to all of you would let me start with you, tell us what you are experiencing. your channel has been reporting nonstop on this story. yes, i covered the first full night of violence yes, i covered the first full night of violence in yes, i covered the first full night of violence in paris, yes, i covered the first full night of violence in paris, the - yes, i covered the first full night of violence in paris, the most. of violence in paris, the most violence of violence in paris, the most violence. more of violence in paris, the most violence. more than - of violence in paris, the most violence. more than 3000 . of violence in paris, the most - violence. more than 3000 people are iniail violence. more than 3000 people are iniail after violence. more than 3000 people are injail after these violence. more than 3000 people are injail after these riots.
he had full accreditation from the russian foreign ministry and he was doing what he always does, he was out reporting from the ground. he was covering a story over in the east of russia and while he was out on this assignment, he failed to check with us. we have a system forjournalists operating in difficult territories, which i am sure the other journalists were recognised, whereby we asked people to check in twice a day. he missed his morning check in and then he missed again his afternoon check in and overnight, it was confirmed he had been picked up and arrested and taken back to moscow to be held there. and after the first. i am sure people will be interested in the check in system. were you very worried after the first non check in? is it rare for people not to check in? it is unusual. and i did not like it, but i did not panic because,