{"id":1936609,"date":"2023-05-24T01:48:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T05:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-extends-us-reporters-detention\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T01:50:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T05:50:26","slug":"russia-extends-us-reporters-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-extends-us-reporters-detention\/","title":{"rendered":"US reporter detained longer in Russia."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-extends-us-reporters-detention%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1936609&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Wall Street Journal Reporter Remanded in Custody in Russia<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>(Reuters)\u2014<em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia in March on espionage charges, was remanded in custody until Aug. 30 in Moscow on Tuesday, the state news agency RIA reported, citing the court.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The FSB security service arrested Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, on March 29 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on charges that carry a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-pushing-trans-surgery-ban-for-minors-black-democrats-much-more-conservative-than-white-democrats\/\" title=\"Democrat Pushing Trans Surgery Ban For Minors: Black Democrats \u2018Much More Conservative\u2019 Than White Democrats\">20-year prison sentence<\/a>. It accused him of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-extends-us-reporters-detention\/\" title=\"US reporter detained longer in Russia.\">collecting state secrets<\/a> about Russia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dod-troops-wont-be-punished-for-kabul-airstrike\/\" title=\"DOD: Troops won\u2019t be punished for Kabul airstrike\">military industrial complex<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gershkovich was initially remanded in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-washington-blm-alliance-begins-lobbying-state-legislature-demands-gov-inslee-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis\/\" title=\"New \u2018Washington BLM Alliance\u2019 Begins Lobbying State Legislature, Demands Gov. Inslee Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis\">pre-trial detention<\/a> until May 29, and that period has now been extended for a further three months.<\/p>\n<h3>Denial of Charges and International Response<\/h3>\n<p>A reporter for the American news network CNN tweeted that Gershkovich&#8217;s parents were at the Lefortovo court in Moscow for the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Gershkovich and the Journal both deny the espionage charges, which U.S. President Joe Biden called illegal, and the United States has officially deemed him &#8220;wrongfully detained&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin has said that Gershkovich, the first U.S. journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges since the end of the Cold War, was caught &#8220;red-handed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>Previous Arrests of Americans in Russia<\/h3>\n<p>Gershkovich&#8217;s detention follows a spree of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-ag-cortez-masto-left-thousands-of-rape-kits-untested-laxalt-helped-clear-the-backlog-and-arrests-followed\/\" title=\"As AG, Cortez Masto Left Thousands of Rape Kits Untested. Laxalt Helped Clear the Backlog\u2014And Arrests Followed.\">high-profile arrests<\/a> of Americans in Russia. Last year, Russian authorities sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to imprisonment in a penal colony for drug smuggling. The Biden administration eventually traded notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to Russia in exchange for Griner&#8217;s freedom, a move that attracted controversy because of Griner&#8217;s refusal to take the floor during the national anthem during WNBA games.<\/p>\n<p>The administration left behind in Russian prison Paul Whelan, a former Marine arrested in 2018 on trumped-up charges.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>(Writing by Kevin Liffey; editing by Alex Richardson and Mark Heinrich)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage in Russia, has been remanded in custody until August 30th. 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