Russian court rejects appeal to release US journalist Evan Gershkovich
Evan Gershkovich is the first American journalist arrested in Russia on espionage charges since the end of the Cold War.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in March while on a reporting trip and charged with espionage, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention, in Moscow, Russia April 18, 2023(photo credit: REUTERS)ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA