Evan Gershkovich "lights up every room he walks in," his friend, Jeremy Berke, writes. Gershkovich has been imprisoned in Russia since March 29.Supplied The journalist Evan Gershkovich has been in captivity in Moscow for 100 days on espionage charges. He's a devoted and caring extrovert who'd been working his dream job, his friend Jeremy Berke writes. Gershkovich's reporting was motivated by a love for Moscow and for the Russian people. On a chilly morning in March, my partner rolled over in bed to say three of the most sickening words I've ever heard: "They got him."At first I thought it was some horrible joke, but it only took a few seconds for reality to sink in.