"International Outcry for Release of WSJ Reporter Detained in Russia"

The Kremlin has accused Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich of violating Russian law and being caught "red-handed" after the US State Department designated him as "wrongfully detained." Gershkovich has been detained by Russia for nearly two weeks on suspicion of espionage, but no evidence has been presented to justify his arrest. The State Department has condemned the Kremlin's repression of independent voices and called for Gershkovich's release, as well as that of Paul Whelan, a former Marine sentenced to 16 years in prison by Russian authorities who accused him of spying. Gershkovich's family praised the decision by the State Department and called for his immediate release.