A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed a complaint by U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich against the extension of his pre-trial detention, more than six months after his arrest on spying charges which he denies.
Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was detained by the Federal Security Service on March 29 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on charges of espionage that carry up to 20 years in prison.
Gershkovich is the first American journalist to be detained on spy charges in Russia since the Cold War. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told the United States that he was caught red-handed while trying to obtain military secrets, but Moscow has not made public any of the alleged evidence against him.
A fluent Russian-speaker born to Soviet emigres and raised in New Jersey, Gershkovich moved to Moscow in late 2017 to join the English-language Moscow Times, and subsequently worked for the French news agency Agence France-Presse.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal in Russia and will stay in jail until the end of NovemberA Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained on espionage charges has lost his appeal against his arrest, meaning he will stay in jail until Nov. 30. Evan Gershkovich was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg while on a reporting trip to Russia in late March. The 31-year-old U.S. citizen and his employer deny the allegations, and the U.S. government declared him to be wrongfully detained. Russian authorities have not provided any evidence to support the espionage charges. Gershkovich is the f
Read more »
A Russian-born Swede accused of spying for Moscow is released ahead of the verdict in his trialA Swedish court has released a Russia-born Swedish citizen charged with collecting information for Russia’s military intelligence service for almost a decade
Read more »
Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich loses appeal against arrest, will stay in jail until November 30Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich loses appeal against arrest, will stay in jail until November 30
Read more »
A Russian-born Swede accused of spying for Moscow is released ahead of the verdict in his trialA Swedish court has released a Russia-born Swedish citizen charged with collecting information for Russia’s military intelligence service for almost a decade. Sergey Skvortsov is accused of “gross illegal intelligence activities against Sweden and against a foreign power,” namely the United States. He was released on Monday, with the court saying there was no longer any reason to keep him in custody. He has denied any wrongdoing. The prosecution claims he obtained information via two companies a
Read more »
Dozen Injured, Including Baby, in Russian Attack on Ukraine's KhersonA dozen people were wounded, including a 27-year-old woman and her 9-month-old baby, in a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, its governor said on Sunday.'The Kherson region experienced another terrible night,' Governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on...
Read more »
Dozen injured, including baby, in Russian attack on Ukraine's Kherson, governor saysA dozen people were wounded in a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, its governor said on Sunday.
Read more »