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Hope may have been reignited for jailed fishworkers.

Consular access requests forwarded to interior ministry, says FO spokesperson when asked about Khadija Shah

The United States urges Pakistan to grant consular access to detained fashion designer Khadija Shah. State Department calls for fair treatment and guarantees for US citizens.

The U.S. State Department and media analysts have criticized Russia over its refusal to allow regular consular access to a U.S. journalist who has been d

Russia has announced that they have banned 500 U.S. citizens from entering the country, including former President Barack Obama. This ban has been put in Russia has banned 500 U.S. citizens, including Obama, in response to sanctions imposed by the United States. Notable figures on the banned list include late-night hosts, former U.S. Ambassador, and CNN Anchor. The move comes after Russia refused the latest request for consular access for a Wall Street Journal reporter.

US politicizes the issue of consular access to arrested WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich caught red-handed while collecting classified data on Russian military-industrial complex.

>> reporter: president biting announcing sections that target nations that specifically detain americans abroad, on the same day that evan gershkovich was denied consular access in russia. the mercury and griners season starts next month. they dedicated largely to the wrongfully detained. >> whit: thank you. to the conflict in sudan. both warring generals now agreeing to extend a shaky truce for another 72 hours. that truce, brokered by the u.s. and saudi arabia, aimed at providing a safe quarte...

Ambassador to russia — lynne tracy — had this short statement to reporters outside the courthouse. i was able to meet evan yesterday at the prison. it was the first time we were granted consular access since his wrongful detention more than two weeks ago. i can report that he is in good health and remains strong despite his circumstances. we will continue to provide all available support to evan and his family, and we expect russian authorities to provide continued consular access to evan. t...

Have still not been able to see him despite russias commitment to grant diplomats access to american prisoners within four days. >> i think russia not following through on meeting its obligations to consular access, never mind the practice of detaining people arbitrarily for political purposes, is going to do even more damage to russias standing around the world. >> reporter: on his tuesday, president biden spoke with gershkovichs family after they declared him wrongfully detained by russia. >> ...

The case of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich is at a very early stage to speak of a possible swap, so the United States is currently focused on getting consular access to him, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday.