Russian court denies appeal of imprisoned American journalist Evan Gershkovich.
Moscow Court Rejects Appeal of Wall Street Journal Reporter
A Moscow court has dismissed the appeal of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is currently held in a high-security prison in Russia on spying charges. This is the third time his appeals against detention have been rejected.
Gershkovich’s parents, Ella Milman and Mikhail Gershkovich, were present at the Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow, along with U.S. ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy.
“This was a procedural hearing, appealing the conditions of his continued detention and we were extremely disappointed by the denial of his appeal,” Tracy said, according to CNN, adding that she “could not speak with Evan directly at the courthouse today.”
The U.S. officials insist on Gershkovich’s innocence and have labeled his detention as wrongful. The Wall Street Journal has strongly condemned the court’s ruling and demanded his immediate release.
In late March, Gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges during a reporting trip in Yekaterinburg. The Biden administration has been actively working to secure his freedom, but the situation remains challenging.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in May, “We don’t have a clear way forward in this moment, but it’s something that we’re working on every single day.”
Gershkovich’s arrest marks the first detention of an American reporter in Russia on spying allegations since the Cold War, further straining the already tense relations between Moscow and Washington.
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