•HRES 377 IH 
Whereas Evan Gershkovich, a trailblazing and intrepid jour-
nalist, actively reported on stories across Russia, includ-
ing the vast wildfires across Siberia, the COVID–19 pan-
demic, the Russian economy, and the Government of the 
Russian Federation’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine; 
Whereas, on March 29, 2023, Evan Gershkovich was arrested 
in Yekaterinburg while reporting on behalf of the Wall 
Street Journal; 
Whereas, on April 7, 2023, the Government of the Russian 
Federation charged Evan Gershkovich with espionage; 
Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation has 
failed to publicly provide evidence of Evan Gershkovich’s 
criminal action to credibly render a charge of espionage; 
Whereas the last time an American journalist was detained 
on allegations of espionage in Russia was in 1986 during 
the era of the Soviet Union; 
Whereas, on April 10, 2023, Secretary of State Antony 
Blinken designated Evan Gershkovich wrongfully de-
tained by the Government of the Russian Federation; and 
Whereas, on April 17, 2023, the United States was joined by 
46 United Nations Member States in a joint statement 
expressing deep concern over the detention of Evan 
Gershkovich by the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) calls on the Government of the Russian 
Federation 
to 
immediately 
release 
Evan 
Gershkovich, who has been wrongfully detained since 
March 2023; 
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(2) urges all United States executive branch of-
ficials, including President Joseph R. Biden, Sec-
retary of State Antony Blinken, and Special Presi-
dential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger D. 
Carstens, to raise the case of Evan Gershkovich and 
to press for his immediate release in all interactions 
with the Government of the Russian Federation; 
(3) urges the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration to provide full, unfettered, and consistent 
consular access, in accordance with its international 
obligations, to Evan Gershkovich while he remains in 
detention; 
(4) urges the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration to respect the human rights of Evan 
Gershkovich; 
(5) urges the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration to respect the rights of accredited journalists 
to freely and independently report the news without 
fear of arbitrary detention or reprisal; 
(6) urges the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration to desist from detaining, imprisoning, and 
otherwise seeking to intimidate journalists in order 
to curtail or censor an independent press; 
(7) condemns the Government of the Russian 
Federation’s continued use of detentions and pros-
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•HRES 377 IH 
ecutions of United States citizens and lawful perma-
nent residents for political purposes; 
(8) calls for the immediate release of Paul 
Whelan, who has been wrongfully detained in Russia 
since December 2018; 
(9) expresses continued support for all Amer-
ican citizens and lawful permanent residents de-
tained in Russia and abroad, including Marc Fogel, 
Vladimir Kara-Murza, and others; and 
(10) expresses sympathy for and solidarity with 
the families of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and 
all other American citizens and lawful permanent 
residents wrongfully detained abroad for the per-
sonal hardship experienced as a result of the arbi-
trary and baseless arrest and detention of their loved 
ones. 
Æ 
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