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America's largest newspapers - The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The New York Times - are dedicating their pages to the Journal's Evan Gershkovich as he spends his fourth week behind bars in a Russian prison, facing trumped-up charge of espionage. The papers are running a full-page letter in their print editions, where they write: "As editors and publishers of some of America's largest news organizations, we are united in calling for his immediate release. Reporting is not a crime." His arrest is one of the latest flashpoints in a world where autocratic leaders increasingly feel free to lock up anybody who can be used as a political pawn - anyone they perceive as a threat to their rule. Christiane sat down with The Wall Street Journal's Editor-in-chief Emma Tucker to discuss what she's doing to help bring Evan home. 

Also on today's show: Yusra Ghannouchi, daughter of jailed Tunisian activist Rached Ghannouchi; Jacob Bogage, Business Reporter, The Washington Post 

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Former Arkansas Governor today became the latest to enter the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, joining Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and others. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu could be next, and he joins Christiane to discuss. 

Also on today's show: As tributes pour in for Harry Belafonte, who died yesterday at 96, Christiane shares her last interview with him, when his autobiography had been published to great acclaim: My Song, A Memoir of Art, Race and Defiance. 

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“As long as it takes” – a phrase President Biden often repeats about Ukraine, but behind closed doors there are reports the administration is concerned about what can be accomplished in any spring offensive. Meanwhile the Russians keep hammering away, with news today of a missile striking a museum in Kharkiv, killing two and injuring several more. President Zelensky said today “the terrorist country is doing everything to destroy Ukraine completely.” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister joins the show from Kyiv. 

Also on today's show: Justin J. Pearson & Gloria Johnson, two of the "Tennessee Three"; Adm. William McRaven (Ret.); Harry Belafonte (from the archives) 

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Governments across the world are desperately trying to get trapped foreign nationals out of Sudan, as the devastating violence engulfing the country enters its tenth day. More than 400 people have been killed, and with multiple broken ceasefires, there’s no end in sight to the conflict. As former US special envoy for the Sahel region of Africa, J. Peter Pham knows Sudan well and joins the show to discuss. 

Also on today's show: Evan Osnos, author, “Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now”; Anton Troianovski, Moscow Bureau Chief, The New York Times; Dr. Ivanka Nebor, ENT doctor and founder of INgenius; plastic surgeon Dr. Grigoriy Mashkevich 

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The United States is increasingly worried about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. The Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command says the US military has done a lot of work in taking lessons learned from Russia’s war in Ukraine and applying them to US support of Taiwan. But he’s also been warning that the Chinese threat to Taiwan is “closer to us than most think." Joining the show to discuss is Taiwanese-American journalist Brian Hioe. 

Also on today's show: Vivian Schiller, Twitter's former Global Chair of News; David Grann, author of The Wager; John Oppermann, Executive Director, Earth Day Initiative 

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went to court in Moscow this week, to request his pre-trial detention be under house arrest, rather than jail. No surprise, he was denied. He’s the latest American to be picked up and thrown behind bars by a foreign government – a trend on the rise, according to the James Foley Foundation, and it’s breaking families apart. Three Americans detained in Iran are desperate to be freed, so much so, one of them – Siamak Namazi, made the bold decision to call this program from Evin Prison, and plead with President Biden to help free them all. But weeks pass, and there they remain, hostage to the political winds. Siamak’s brother Babak has been working tirelessly for years to free him, and so has Tara Tahbaz on behalf of her father, Morad Tahbaz who is also detained there. The two of them spoke to Christiane alongside Jason Rezaian, who was imprisoned in Iran himself, before being released in a 2016 prisoner swap. 

Also on today's show: Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director, San Francisco Ballet; Laura Trevelyan, former BBC journalist 

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In a stunning 11th-hour settlement, just as opening arguments were set to start, Fox chose to cut a huge check, rather than face a jury, for knowingly lying about the Dominion Voting machine company and the 2020 US presidential election. Dominion’s CEO says it’s a big step forward for democracy. But Fox does not have to admit on its air that it defamed Dominion Voting Systems. Floyd Abrams is the doyen of First Amendment law in the US and speaks to Christiane about the impact this will have on America’s democracy. 

Also on today's show: Hamid Khalafallah, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy; screenwriter Anna Winger; journalist Mike Giglio 

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Today Fox News Corporation and Dominion Voting Systems go head-to-head in what is set to be one of the most important media trials in more than a half a century. Few know the inside of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire better than veteran British journalist Andrew Neil. He ran Murdoch’s Sunday Times in the UK for over a decade and was Executive Chair of his Sky News. He joins Christiane alongside Dean of Columbia School of Journalism Jelani Cobb to explain the impact this case could have on the law, politics and the press. 

Also on today's show: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg; author Nita Farahany (The Battle for Your Brain) 

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25 years ago, the Good Friday agreement ended decades of violence and brought peace to Northern Ireland. The architects of that ground-breaking pact were former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former US President Bill Clinton and former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern. In a historic reunion, Blair, Clinton & Ahern sat down with Christiane for an exclusive interview reflecting on the hard choices they made all those years ago and preserving peace and stability today. 

Also on today's show: Author Clint Smith discusses his new book of poetry, Above Ground, which deals with the emotional ups and downs of raising a family in today's modern world. 

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France’s highest constitutional court has approved a pension reform plan that has triggered months of anger and discontent. The controversial bill – which will raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 – could be enacted as soon as this weekend, and the new law has already put French President Emmanuel Macron under immense pressure. Nonetheless, he says reform is essential. Demonstrators are already back on the streets to voice their opposition, and correspondent Fred Pleitgen joins the show from the protest. 

Also on today's show: New York Times columnist Ezra Klein; George Washington University law professor Catherine J. Ross; Washington Post reporter Shane Harris 

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