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The parent company of the Wall Street Journal has asked UN experts to declare the detention of Evan Gershkovich "arbitrary" The journalist was arrested in March in Russia on charges of "espionage" that he denies. His pre-trial detention was extended in August until 30 November by a Moscow court. The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, composed of five independent experts, investigates and advises on cases of deprivation of liberty, on behalf of the UN Human Rights Council."Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding him hostage to exert pressure on the United States and to obtain a ransom from them," the letter says.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) Lawyers for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich asked a United Nations body on Tuesday to urgently issue an opinion that he has been arbitrarily detained by Russia on espionage charges which are “patently false.” The request to the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says “Russia has failed to produce […]
Lawyers for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich asked a United Nations body on Tuesday to urgently issue an opinion that he has been arbitrarily detained by Russia on espionage charges which are "patently false."
The Wall Street Journal's parent company on Tuesday requested that a panel of UN experts declare its correspondent Evan Gershkovich, who is in Russian jail, as being "arbitrarily detained."The idea is to ask the working group to urgently declare an opinion declaring Evan as having been arbitrarily detained," Conti said.