Mooya Nyaundi

May 18, 2023 | justsecurity.org | Ikechukwu Uzoma |Mooya Nyaundi

Filed under:Biden administration, Department of State, detainee, Detention, Evan Gershkovich, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Foreign Policy, Global Magnitsky Act, hostages, International Human Rights, Multilateralism, RussiaRussia’s arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich feeds into a worrying pattern of wrongful detention, including hostage-taking, of Americans overseas. More than 60 U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents are currently wrongfully detained abroad.