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Western journalists are failing to stand up for their colleagues in Gaza

This hypocrisy of western media has been laid bare by Israel’s targeting of journalists since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack

The Guardian - US

Evan Gershkovich memoir to be adapted for big screen by Conclave director

Edward Berger will direct story of Wall Street Journal reporter who was held in Russia on espionage charges for over a year

The Guardian - UK

Russia could seek to exchange Australian war prisoner

Moscow might keep Australian war prisoner Oscar Jenkins for a future high-profile swap with Russians held in jail in the West, an expert says.

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2024 was a year of triumphs and setbacks for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Here's how it unfolded

The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

US Citizen Sentenced To 15 Years In Russian Prison

US citizens facing lengthy prison sentences in Russia for espionage and other offenses. Gene Spector among those sentenced.

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Mirror, Mirror on the World Stage: Are Russian and Western Tactics More Alike Than We Think?

Many of the more notorious actions of Putin's Russia are barely distinguishable from those conducted by the US and its allies.

International Business Times UK

Russian Court Denies Appeal of U.S. Citizen Sentenced to 12 Years for Donating $51 to Pro-Ukraine Charity

Ksenia Karelina was prosecuted as part of a larger “treason” crackdown that is unprecedented even by Russia’s illiberal standards.

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Paul Whelan credits Brittney Griner for ‘great help’ in his release from Russia

Former US marine, sentenced to 16 years in prison, says NBA star made sure he wasn’t forgotten after she got out

The Guardian - US

Kremlin prisoner-swap exclusive: How I survived 11 months in Putin’s gulag

Vladimir Kara-Murza, one of the faces of Russian opposition to Putin alongside Evan Gershkovich, sits down with The Independent for the first time since being freed in a historic prisoner swap. Tom Watling reports

The Independent UK

Freed Putin Critic Recounts 'Miracle' Release In Historic Swap

It has been around six weeks since Vladimir Kara-Murza swapped his prison long-johns and rubber flip flops for sharp suits, but the major opponent of the Kremlin says he is still adjusting to reality.

International Business Times

White House Official Tells Putin To Stay The Hell Out Of US Election After Jokey Harris 'Support'

Only the American people 'get to determine the next president of the United States,' snapped White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby

International Business Times

White House ramps up talk of Harris’s role in foreign policy as she moves to the top of the Democratic ticket

Trump and his allies rev up attacks against Harris on the border and Israel

The Independent UK

Russia opens criminal case against British journalist for reporting on Ukraine’s attack across border

Russia claims CNN journalist Nick Paton Walsh illegally entered Russia to document Kursk incursion

The Independent UK

Ballerina jailed for 12 years in Russia after donating £40 to Ukraine charity

Ksenia Karelina, who has lived in America for more than a decade, was arrested while visiting family in Russia

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Russian prisoner release renews attention on Houston resident Austin Tice’s long captivity in Syria

Austin Tice’s captivity has spanned three presidential administrations. Texas’ congressional delegation continues pushing for his release.

Fortune

The WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich had his employer’s support—but that’s not always the case for employees on an overseas mission

When in Rome, it is not always appropriate to do as the Romans do.

The Guardian - AU

Linda Reynolds praises ‘fair and balanced’ Albrechtsen – but reveals she is no fan of Samantha Maiden

Liberal senator gives evidence at defamation trial about why she chose to leak confidential information to the Australian columnist. Plus: Four Corners to air exposé on Seven

The Guardian - US

Bloomberg fires reporter for ‘premature’ publication of Evan Gershkovich release – reports

At least one reporter appears to have been fired for a decision that would have been reviewed by senior editors

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The Conversation

Evan Gershkovich prisoner swap was great news but it sets a worrying precedent for future hostage taking

Reporters Without Borders has welcomed the release of hostages by Russia, including Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal and Alsu Kurmasheva of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. But it has stressed that: “Neither should have spent a single day in a Russian prison for doing their job … we emphasise…

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the US-Russia prisoner swap: release brought joy but there is a downside too

Joe Biden has demonstrated international diplomacy of the highest calibre, but this was America publicly bowing to blackmail

The Guardian - UK

After 16 months behind bars, my friend Evan Gershkovich is free

We exchanged letters on a weekly basis and throughout his time in a Russian prison the journalist in him never faded

The Independent UK

Freed prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza: I told the Russians ‘I’ll be back sooner than you think’

Dissident says his removal from Russia was illegal and that he will return to his motherland soon

The Guardian - UK

Russian prisoner swap deal was to have included Alexei Navalny

Negotiations, which began months earlier, originally included release of late opposition leader

The Independent UK

JD Vance desperately tries to find a way to credit Trump for Biden’s prisoner swap

Ohio senator claims historic Russia-West prison swap only occurred ‘because bad guys all over the world recognize Donald Trump’s about to be back in office’

International Business Times

How Putin Might Gain Or Lose From The Prisoner Swap

When eight Russian citizens including a convicted hitman touched down in Moscow on Thursday in a historic prisoner swap with the West, President Vladimir Putin greeted them like heroes.

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