A horrific milestone in Iran, where the value of human life has been drastically diminished by a culture of institutionalized violence.
Essential reporting from ⁦Nilo Tabrizy⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

At the Arsenal-Luton Town game at Emirates stadium in London tonight. Evan is a huge Gunners fan. But he can’t watch the game from Russian prison. #IStandwithEvan

SCOOP: Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 tells me Reuters in interview that World Central Kitchen was deliberately targeted while delivering aid to Gaza and says Israel and three United States must do more to get humanitarian aid in. He questioned how the US could supply aid and military support to Israel

The seven angels killed on a World Central Kitchen mission in Gaza on Monday were the best of humanity.

The Israeli government needs to open more land routes for food and medicine today. It needs to stop killing civilians and aid workers today. It needs to start the long journey to peace…

Angels that the only crime they committed was feeding people….😢😔🫶🏻🕊️

“These are the heroes of WCK. These 7 beautiful souls were killed by the IDF in a strike as they were returning from a full day's mission. Their smiles, laughter, and voices are forever embedded in our memories.” - Erin Gore, CEO. Read more: wck.org/news/honoring-…

What a disaster for WCK and for Gaza-- Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 has led one of most impactful efforts to bring aid into Gaza.

National Press Club Statement on Extended Detention for Alsu Kurmasheva of RFE/RL press.org/newsroom/natio…

#FreeAlsu

'The World Central Kitchen team was traveling in a deconflicted zone in 2 armored cars branded with the WCK logo. Despite coordinating movements with the IDF, the convoy was hit as it was leaving the warehouse, where the team had unloaded 100+ tons of food aid.' wck.org/news/gaza-team…

Zomi was one of the earliest employees at World Central Kitchen. She first showed up to volunteer at our WCK kitchen in Guatemala after the Fuego volcano eruption—and became like family. Zomi was effervescent, her spirit of service embodied the greatest aspects of humanity.…

People should never be used as bargaining chips. I stand with my #UnitedStates counterpart in calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich and also call for the immediate release of Paul Whelan. This practice of #ArbitraryDetention must stop. #NotABargainingChip

#Russia wrongfully detained Evan Gershkovich a year ago this week. The The Wall Street Journal correspondent is now a state hostage. The Journal’s Friday front page is a stark reminder. #Russia should release him immediately and unconditionally. More on arbitrary detention in this thread 🧵1/21…

This is the 12th Easter Journalist Austin Tice has been in prison. Time to roll his stone away. #FreeAustinTice ⁦National Press Club⁩

“That is a hostage situation,” says Evgenia Kara-Murza. The wife of twice-poisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza – now imprisoned in a Siberian penal colony – reacts to the year-long detention of Evan Gershkovich.
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Thanks to Maya Rodriguez & Scripps News for this piece with a special shoutout to the efforts of the The Wall Street Journal DC bureau to keep the spotlight on Evan Gershkovich. #IStandWithEvan

Today’s The Wall Street Journal front page.
If you find yourself held hostage on the other side of the world, you want an employer like The Journal, WilmerHale as your lawyers and Ella Milman, Mikhail and Danielle Gershkovic as your family.
#IStandWithEvan

Thanks to CBS News Radio for taking an interest in the one year anniversary of Evan’s unlawful detention in Russia. #IStandWithEvan

It's been one year since our fellow journalist, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, was detained in Russia and falsely accused of espionage. The Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny the allegation and continue to call for his immediate release.

The…

Thank you Christiane Amanpour for putting a spotlight on the Kremlin’s hostage diplomacy. As we approach another court hearing early next week on the extension of American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva’s detention in Russia, I will say it again: #Alsu is not a pawn. Taken away from her…