American teacher Marc Fogel has been wrongfully imprisoned for
1005 days
in Russian prisons
Marc Fogel is a beloved teacher, father, husband and friend who, in June on 2022, was sentenced to
14 years of hard labor in a Russian prison for medicinal marijuana.
Marc Fogel was convicted on trafficking charges for carrying prescribed personal-use quantities of medical cannabis through Sheremetyevo International Airport on August 14. This excessive and inhumane ruling is an effort to use him for political leverage and amounts to a death sentence for Marc, who is 61 years old and in delicate health already.
American teacher Marc Fogel's family fears he'll be left behind in Russian prison, as U.S.-Russia swap talks start
After being detained under nearly identical circumstances, Fogel is publicly overlooked in talks for Griner’s release
Editorial: Hard labor will be death sentence for Oakmont man detained in Russia
The Biden administration stays mum despite mounting political pressure to push for Marc’s release.
Cole McFaul, former student
“Marc Fogel was my favorite teacher at the Anglo-American School in Moscow…[he] brought warmth, acceptance, and joy into every lesson”
Virad Kashore, former student
"He is a really kind soul…and has a knack for turning the most dry subject into an engaging story…he helped me believe in myself at a time when I lacked that."
