Russia again extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after a year behind bars

Evan Gershkovich was arrested in late March 2023 on a reporting trip in Russia

Friday will mark one year since WSJ Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich became the first American accused of being a spy by Russia since the Cold War.

A Russian court on Tuesday again extended the detention of Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested a year ago on what the U.S. decries as bogus espionage charges. 

Moscow court officials said Gershkovich will remain in custody until at least June 30. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested and detained on March 29, 2023 while on a reporting trip and has been behind bars ever since.

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Authored by Danielle Wallace via FoxNews March 26th 2024