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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Russia upholds detention of US reporter Evan Gershkovich
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
A Russian judge upholds the detention of jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on spying charges as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on dissent amid the war in Ukraine.
He and the US government vehemently deny the allegations.
Dozens of journalists crowd into the courtroom to catch a glimpse of Gershkovich, who looks calm as he stood inside a glass cage to appeal his detention, his first public appearance since his arrest.
The Wall Street Journal reporter is the first US correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying allegations and his arrest rattled journalists in the country and elicited outrage in the West.
