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Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich wrote to his family that he is "not losing hope" and joked with his mother about prison food in his first letter to them since being arrested last month in Russia on espionage charges.
In 2021-22, nearly 16,000 Australians turned to an overseas mission for help in “crisis cases” – more than triple the number before the pandemic.
Biden spoke to his parents
US embassy officials in Moscow are still being denied the ability to visit Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich two weeks after he was arrested in Russia on suspicion of spying.
The 55-page report, “A Nightmare for Everyone: The Health Care Crisis in Pakistan’s Prisons,” documents widespread deficiencies in prison health care in Pakistan and the consequences for a total prison population of more than 88,000 people. Pakistan has one of the world’s most overcrowded prison systems, with cells designed for a maximum of 3 people holding up to 15. Severe overcrowding has compounded existing health care deficiencies, leaving inmates vulnerable to communicable diseases and unable to get medicines and treatment for even basic health needs, as well as emergencies.