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American 'Suffering' in Russian 'Gulag' Being 'Ignored'

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By    |   Tuesday, 11 April 2023 07:38 AM EDT

American citizen and professional musician James "Jimmy" Wilgus has been incarcerated in Russia since 2016, a victim, his supporters say, of President Vladimir Putin's unjust legal system.

But, crucially, unlike other high-profile U.S. detainees, Wilgus' advocates are still working to spread awareness of his case in hope of securing an early release from the Soviet-style gulag where he's been sent.

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American citizen and professional musician James "Jimmy" Wilgus has been incarcerated in Russia since 2016, a victim, his supporters say, of President Vladimir Putin's unjust legal system.
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