In the latest ruling by a court in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday 22 June 2023, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lost his appeal against the extension of his pre-trial detention. Gershkovich will remain in a prison in Russia until at least 30 August 2023. The extension of his detention was granted last month following a request from the Federal Security Service (FSB), and Gershkovich’s lawyers appealed the decision.
Gershkovich, born 1991, was arrested by the Russian authorities on 29 March 2023 on false espionage charges. The journalist, accredited by Russia’s Foreign Ministry, was detained by FSB agents during a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg (Екатеринбу́рг), Russia after he entered a restaurant in Yekaterinburg.
Gershkovich’s case has attracted international attention, as his arrest marked the first detention of an US reporter in Russia on spying allegations since the end of the Cold War.
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