Retired Michigan teacher freed after more than four years in Russia
⏮ BeforeStephen Hubbard was held in a Russian prison for more than four years.
✅ NowHe was released from the Russian prison on Wednesday.
In short
- Stephen Hubbard, a retired Michigan teacher, was released from a Russian prison on Wednesday.
- He had been held in Russia for more than four years.
- The CBS report describes his detention as wrongful; his son spoke about wanting to embrace him.
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The source describes Stephen Hubbard as wrongfully held in Russia for more than four years. His release on Wednesday ends that detention for him and his family. The source is a short video report, so the details of how the release came about are not covered here.
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From CBS News
Retired Michigan teacher Stephen Hubbard was a wrongfully held prisoner in Russia for more than four years before his release on Wednesday. Margaret Brennan reports on the details.
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