April 27, 2025
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Moscow court rules US reporter accused of spying must remain in detention

Moscow court rules US reporter accused of spying must remain in detention

US ambassador says she is ‘extremely disappointed’ at decision not to release WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich

A Moscow court has ruled that the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must remain in pre-trial detention on espionage charges until at least late August, rejecting the American journalist’s appeal to be released.

Gershkovich appeared slightly pale and with longer hair after almost three months’ detention in Lefortovo prison in Moscow, which is reserved for targets of FSB investigations. He was smiling in some photos.

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