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On the first anniversary of the arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russia, the outlet he wrote for – the Wall Street Journal – has called for his immediate release. In the print edition, the front page of a special section on Friday had a large blank space, with the headline: “His story should be here.” Gershkovich has been deprived of a normal existence for 12 months, the WSJ said: “a year of stolen stories, stolen joys, stolen memories.” The newspaper also reported extensively on his imprisonment and threats to press freedom worldwide. The Russia correspondent was detained on March …

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