Press Freedom: Top News Stories of the Week | VOA News

Defamation cases filed against South Korean media, negotiations to free Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison, and a suit against META filed by 80 media outlets in Spain. Here’s what you need to know about press freedom this week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the Kremlin wants "to reach an agreement" on the return of American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been jailed in Russia since March on espionage charges that are widely viewed as politically motivated.

"It is not that we have refused to return them," Putin said at a Thursday news conference, referring to Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, another American jailed in Russia on espionage charges.

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