A Russian court has granted a request by investigators to extend the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was jailed by Russian authorities earlier this year on espionage charges. The Lefortovo District Court, during a closed hearing, ruled Thursday
Evan Gershkovich was imprisoned in Russia in March 2023 on charges of espionage. Lynne Tracey, the United States ambassador to Russia, visited Gershkovich on Aug. 14, 2023, for the third time. Tracey said that Gershkovich is in ‘good health and remains strong,’
Russia will not release the U.S. journalist currently behind bars in Moscow who they accuse of spying. An appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been denied, and he will be kept in detention until August. Gershkovich, 31, was arrested
Russia will not release the U.S. journalist currently behind bars in Moscow who they accuse of spying. An appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershskovich has been denied, and he will be kept in detention until August. Gershskovich, 31, was arrested
Russia will not release the U.S. journalist currently behind bars in Moscow who they accuse of spying. An appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerhskovich has been denied, and he will be kept in detention until August. Gerhskovich, 31, was arrested
Russia’s Federal Security Service arrested and charged Robert Shonov, identified as a former employee of the U.S. Embassy in Russia, with conspiracy, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported Monday. At a press briefing Monday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel told members
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is making his first public appearance in Russia Tuesday after being arrested nearly three weeks ago on charges of espionage. Gershkovich, who has denied the charges against him, is in Moscow City Court for a hearing
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s upcoming espionage trial will take place in a court system with a rate of acquittal of less than 1% that experts say is “basically an instrument of state control.” While Gershkovich may enjoy the trappings of