Press Club Statement on Meeting Between Evan Gershkovich And His Lawyer

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the news today that Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was able to meet with his attorney. “We were heartened to hear the news that Evan Gershkovich was able to meet today with his attorney in prison. It has been almost a week since Evan was unjustly detained. During all that time the only legal representation provided to him was from a Russian government attorney.…