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They were detained and sentenced on spurious charges intended to punish them for their journalism and stifle independent reporting. Their release is welcome — but it does not change the fact that Russia continues to suppress a free press,
It was so overwhelming. It was such a mix of emotions — and the setting was very special to us, because we got to speak from the Oval Office standing next to the president with all the other families,
Pavel Butorin said in a brief phone interview this evening I think it’s an open question that that precept is actually true, that negotiating a deal like this just encourages more hostage-taking. The truth is we haven’t seen data that actually confirms that that’s the case,
Absolutely don’t go to Russia right now
It was a very moving experience,
Butorin said of the Oval Office call Evan and Alsu have been apart from their families for far too long,
CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg said in a statement, referring to Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva I mean, even when you’re not negotiating deals, bad actors like Russia, bad actors like Iran are still taking hostages,
I think this is the right decision. And if you had any doubts, then you lose them after speaking with those who are now free.”
In fact, I just got a letter from him from prison last week where he told me that he’s learning Spanish,
Browder said of Kara-Murza He’s definitely not going to stop,
William Browder, who heads the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, said on MSNBC She moved the ball forward significantly in that meeting,
the White House official said Great day. It’s a great day. It’s a great day,
Griner said after the U.S. women’s basketball team beat Belgium 87-74 to clinch a berth in the Paris Games quarterfinals And the reason he’s learning Spanish is he wants to go down to Latin America and get the Latin American countries to pass Magnitsky Acts so they can freeze the assets of the Putin regime and other Russian criminals,
I would like to address those of you who are directly involved in military service. I would like to thank you for your loyalty to your oath, your duty and your Motherland, which has not forgotten you for even a minute,
Putin said on Russian state television All of you will be presented with state awards. We will see each other again, talk about your future,
Paul Whelan is not in a Russian labor colony any longer, but he is not home. While Paul was wrongfully imprisoned in Russia, he lost his home. He lost his job. We are unsure how someone overcomes these losses and rejoins society after being a hostage. We are grateful for everyone’s efforts to help Paul while he was away,
the Whelan family said in a statement We are overwhelmed with relief and elated for Evan and his family, as well as for the others who were released,
Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour and Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker said in a statement The state's interest in executing the prison sentence of a convicted criminal was offset by the freedom, physical well-being and - in some cases - ultimately the lives of innocent people imprisoned in Russia and those wrongfully imprisoned for political reasons,
She met with the chancellor of Germany in Munich to help pave the way,
It is incomprehensible that the U.S. government, which has secured the release of other Americans and even foreign nationals detained long after Marc, has refused to do the same for Marc Fogel,