Journalist Imprisoned in Russia Sparks Outrage and Concern from Colleagues and Media Outlets.

The Wall Street Journal has pulled its Moscow bureau chief out of Russia after one of its correspondents, Evan Gershkovich, was arrested on spying charges and taken into custody. Gershkovich has not been granted access to the lawyer hired by the Journal and is being held at the Federal Security Service’s Lefortovo prison in Moscow. Diplomats and Russia experts see “little hope” of a speedy release for the reporter, as espionage trials take place in secret. President Biden demanded Friday that Russia release Gershkovich.