Russia sentences Jewish writer Masha Gessen to prison in absentia for comments on Ukraine war
Russia has also jailed Evan Gershkovich, a Jewish American reporter for the Wall Street Journal, on charges of espionage, setting off international outrage over Putin’s treatment of the press.
Masha Gessen speaks onstage at the 2022 CPJ International Press Freedom Awards at Glasshouses on November 17, 2022 in New York City. (photo credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA