Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Detained US reporter makes first public Russian court appearance
US journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, stands inside a defendants' cage before a hearing to consider an appeal on his arrest at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia on April 18, 2023. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP)
US reporter Evan Gershkovich appears at a court hearing partly open to the press for the first time since his arrest for espionage.
Gershkovich wears a checked shirt with his arms crossed and smiles during the hearing in Moscow — an appeal against his pretrial detention.
