A court in Moscow Friday extended the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until the end of March, meaning the journalist will spend at least a year behind bars in Russia. AP5 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich attends a hearing in Moscow court on whether his pretrial detention would be extended, on Jan. 26, 2024. In Russia, espionage trials can last for more than a year. Gershkovich is the first American reporter to be charged with espionage in Russia since 1986, when Nicholas Daniloff, a Moscow correspondent for US News and World Report, was arrested by the KGB. In Russia, espionage trials can last for more than a year.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 26, 2024 11:03 UTC