Jul 19 Watch 5:48 Russian ‘sham trial’ and 16-year sentence for Gershkovich is appalling, WSJ publisher says By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi After a rushed, secretive trial, a Russian court convicted American journalist Evan Gershkovich in a case the U.S. dismisses as a sham. The Wall Street Journal reporter was sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony. He is the… Continue watching
Jul 19 Russia convicts U.S. journalist of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated By Kirill Zarubin, Associated Press Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been convicted of espionage charges that his employer and the U.S. vehemently reject. Continue reading
Jul 18 Closing arguments in espionage trial of reporter Evan Gershkovich will be Friday, court says By Kirill Zarubin, Emma Burrows, Associated Press Closing arguments in the espionage trial of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held Friday, a court said, as the proceedings in Russia's highly politicized legal system picked up speed in a case that has seen the reporter behind bars… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 9:23 As Gershkovich’s trial begins, a look at the chances of a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Eliot Barnhart For the first time since the Cold War, a journalist has gone on trial in Russia for espionage. The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich appeared in court accused of working on behalf of the CIA. The White House calls the… Continue watching
Jun 26 U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges By Jim Heintz, Kirill Zarubin, Associated Press Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Russian city on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny. Continue reading
Jun 13 U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia for over a year, to stand trial for espionage, officials say By Associated Press Russia's Prosecutor General's office said Thursday an indictment of the Wall Street Journal reporter has been finalized and his case was filed to a regional court. Continue reading
Apr 23 Moscow court upholds pretrial detention of jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich By Associated Press Analysts have pointed out that Moscow may be using jailed Americans as bargaining chips in soaring U.S.-Russian tensions over the Kremlin’s military operation in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 9:31 Sister of Evan Gershkovich discusses fight to free him from Russian detention By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Thursday marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian police. He has remained in detention ever since on espionage charges, an accusation both the U.S. and Journal strongly deny. Nick Schifrin speaks with Gershkovich's… Continue watching
Mar 28 What family and supporters have said about U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich’s year in Russian prison By Emma Burrows, Associated Press When Gershkovich was arrested a year ago — the first U.S. journalist taken into custody on espionage charges since 1986 at the height of the Cold War — it came as a shock, even though Russia had enacted increasingly repressive… Continue reading
Mar 26 Russia extends arrest of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich. He has already spent nearly a year in jail By Associated Press The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent nearly a year behind bars. His arrest was extended until June 30. Continue reading