D.C. journalists stand with Evan Gershkovich in Washington on Thursday

Washington-based journalists gathered at Freedom Plaza Thursday, March 28, to mark one year of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich being jailed on bogus charges in Russia.

Carrying signs saying, "#IStandWithEvan," about 40 people stood on the plaza with the Capitol in the background. Several members of the National Press Club, led by President Emily Wilkins, were among them. So too were Gershkovich's sister, Danielle, and Paul Beckett, the WSJ associate editor leading the efforts to free him.

The photo will be used to support the WSJ's efforts to free Gershkovich, who was arrested while working and has been held without trial for a year.

Former Club Executive Director Bill McCarren, who helped organize the event, noted on X that it was the Club's ninth event in support of Gershkovich since his arrest.

The NPC also issued a statement on Friday, March 29, marking the anniversary.