Closed-door trial of US journalist Evan Gershkovich begins in Russia
by Andrew Roth from World news | The Guardian on (#6NSS0)
WSJ reporter faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of spying charges US says are politically motivated
A Russian court has begun a closed-door trial of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying charges that he, his employer and the US government have all described as politically motivated.
Gershkovich appeared in a courtroom in Ekaterinburg on Wednesday, his head shaven by prison authorities, after being transferred from the Moscow jail where has been held since March 2023.
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