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TopicEvan Gershkovich

Topic: Evan Gershkovich

Russia considering US request to meet WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich, says Interfax

Gershkovich, a US citizen, was arrested in March on espionage charges after Russia's FSB security service accused him of collecting military secrets in the city of Yekaterinburg.

Russia denies US request to visit jailed WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich

Gershkovich was arrested last month and accused of espionage, a charge he has denied. The United States has designated him as wrongfully detained.

Russian court rejects appeal from US reporter Gershkovich to be freed from pre-trial detention

Evan Gershkovich will stay in a former KGB prison until at least May 29 while a spying case against him is investigated.

‘It may be time to reduce number of US journalists in Russia,’ says Russian diplomat

Many US reporters left Russia after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine last year – and more have left since the detention of Gershkovich.

Kremlin says detained WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘violated’ Russian law

Russia has presented no evidence to support the case against Gershkovich, which is proceeding in secret because Russia says the case materials are confidential.

‘Journalism is not a crime’ — US condemns Russia for ‘wrongfully’ detaining WSJ reporter

Russia's FSB security service said on 30 March it had arrested Evan Gershkovich, accusing him of gathering information about a Russian defence company that was a state secret.

Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage, says Interfax

The Journal has denied that Gershkovich was spying and demanded the immediate release of its ‘trusted and dedicated reporter.’

Russia picks up WSJ journalist for ‘spying’. It’s a blast from Cold War past

Evan Gershkovich, 31, may be first US journalist to be picked up by Russia for espionage since Cold War, but there have been other similar accusations between both countries in past.

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