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Story summary
- American journalist Evan Gershkovich was released from Russia’s Lefortovo Prison in summer 2024 after a 16-year sentence.
- He was arrested in early 2023 while reporting for The Wall Street Journal on Russia’s military-industrial sector.
- The Federal Security Service charged him with CIA espionage, held a sham trial, and sentenced him to 16 years.
- In his memoir, Gershkovich described relatively humane prison conditions, friendships, and continued affection for the Russian people.