《华尔街日报》记者在俄罗斯被不当拘押一周年

埃文·格什科维奇在俄罗斯被不当拘押一周年

新闻声明
安东尼·布林肯国务卿
2024年3月29日

今天是俄罗斯不当拘押《华尔街日报》记者埃文·格什科维奇（Evan Gershkovich）一周年。迄今，俄方未能提供任何违法犯罪的证据，原因很简单：埃文没有做错任何事。新闻报道不是犯罪。在埃文被不当拘押的一年里，俄罗斯本就具有限制性的媒体环境变得更加具有压迫性，针对独立声音的持续攻击瞄准任何形式的异见。

就像现已被监禁五年多的保罗·惠兰（Paul Whelan）一样，埃文尽管身处俄方拘押环境，但依然保持坚韧。美国致力于将埃文和保罗带回家。

人不是讨价还价的筹码。俄罗斯应停止其为获得政治筹码而任意拘押个人的做法，并应立即释放埃文和保罗。

One Year of Evan Gershkovich’s Wrongful Detention in Russia

PRESS STATEMENT
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE
MARCH 29, 2024

Today marks one year since Russia wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.  To date, Russia has provided no evidence of wrongdoing for a simple reason: Evan did nothing wrong.  Journalism is not a crime.  In the year since Evan’s wrongful detention, Russia’s already restrictive media landscape has become more oppressive, with a continued assault against independent voices targeting any form of dissent.

Like Paul Whelan, who has now been jailed for more than five years, Evan has remained resilient despite the circumstances of living in Russian detention.  The United States remains committed to bringing Evan and Paul home.

People are not bargaining chips.  Russia should end its practice of arbitrarily detaining individuals for political leverage and should immediately release Evan and Paul.

https://www.state.gov/one-year-of-evan-gershkovichs-wrongful-detention-in-russia/