U.S. campaigning for release of Wall Street Journal reporter jailed in Russia on espionage charges

The publisher of The Wall Street Journal is asking the UN to appeal to Russia for the release of Moscow correspondent Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained for months on espionage charges that have been denied.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. government is working intensely to free Gershkovich, noting President Biden and President Putin have discussed the case.
The State Department considers Gershkovich to be wrongfully detained and is working to allow more consular access and keep his case in the public spotlight.
Friends and supporters of Gershkovich have launched a "Free Evan" campaign to raise awareness of his imprisonment, which marks the first arrest of a journalist in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union.
President Biden has called for Gershkovich and Austin Tice, a U.S. freelance reporter kidnapped in Syria, to be released immediately.