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Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LONDON) — The first hearing in the espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been scheduled for June 26 in Russia, according to the Sverdlovsk Regional Court. The Russian prosecutor’s office announced earlier this month that the reporter would stand trial on espionage charges, officially ending any future pre-detention […]

Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — The first hearing in the espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been scheduled for June 26 in Russia, according to the Sverdlovsk Regional Court. The Russian prosecutor’s office announced earlier this month that the reporter would stand trial on espionage charges, officially ending any future […]

Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a setback to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the Russian prosecutor’s office announced Thursday he will stand trial on espionage charges, officially ending any future pre-detention appeals. “The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation has approved an indictment in the criminal case against US citizen Evan […]

Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Wall Street Journal reporter being held in Russia had his pre-trial detention extended for three months during a hearing at a Moscow court on Thursday. Evan Gershkovich, a correspondent with the paper’s Moscow bureau, was arrested in March and stands accused of “acting on the instructions of […]

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LONDON) — Evan Gershkovich, a “Wall Street Journal” reporter who has been charged with spying in Russia, arrived in court for a scheduled appeal hearing on Tuesday. The reporter, a correspondent with the paper’s Moscow bureau, stands accused of “acting on the instructions of the American side” and collecting state secrets about […]