in unlawful activities and they accused him of gathering classified information about a defence plant and said he was under suspicion of espionage in the interests of the us government. let's hear from the committee to promote press journalists. let's hear from the committee to promote pressjournalists. we let's hear from the committee to promote press journalists. promote press “ournalists. we call on the promote press journalists. we call on the authorities _ promote press journalists. we call on the authorities to _ promote press journalists. we call on the authorities to immediately | on the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him, because from the conversations we had with a friend of avalon, with people who have known him from a younger age, we know that he is a very good journalist who has been doing nothing but reporting from inside russia. we can speak to our north america correspondent anthony zurcher. anthony, tell us about the advice coming from the white house, especially people who are in russia