A Moscow court has rejected an appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and upheld an earlier ruling that he should remain in jail on espionage charges until late August.
The Associated PressWall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia in March while on a reporting trip and accused of espionage, stands behind an enclosure for defendants during his court hearing in Moscow on Thursday.The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court agreed last month to keep him in custody until Aug. 30. Defence lawyers had challenged the decision.
"Such hostage diplomacy is unacceptable, and we call on the Russian Federation to release him," she said. His arrest in the city of Yekaterinburg rattled journalists in Russia, where authorities have not detailed what, if any, evidence they have gathered to support the espionage charges.We're joined by Canadian journalist Jeremy Berke. He's the best friend of Wall Street Journal writer Evan Gershkovich, who's been detained by the Russian government on charges of espionage.
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