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Jul 19

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Jun 26

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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