{"id":2038427,"date":"2023-09-20T09:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-moscow-court-delays-decision-on-the-appeal-of-jailed-wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T09:56:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T13:56:27","slug":"a-moscow-court-delays-decision-on-the-appeal-of-jailed-wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-moscow-court-delays-decision-on-the-appeal-of-jailed-wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich\/","title":{"rendered":"Moscow Court postpones ruling on appeal of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fa-moscow-court-delays-decision-on-the-appeal-of-jailed-wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich%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=2038427&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>MOSCOW Court Declines\u200c to Hear Appeal of Jailed\u200c Wall\u2064 Street Journal\u2062 Reporter<\/h2>\n<p>In a dramatic\u200b courtroom appearance, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich sought release from jail on espionage charges. However, the Moscow City Court\u200b declined to hear his appeal and instead sent the\u2064 case back to a lower court due to procedural violations.<\/p>\n<p>This decision\u200d means \u200cthat Mr. Gershkovich, 31, will remain behind bars until at least\u2062 November 30, unless his appeal is heard earlier, which is highly unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Before the session ended, Mr.\u200d Gershkovich, wearing a yellow sweater and blue jeans, smiled at his fellow journalists from the glass defendants&#8217; cage. He was \u200bdetained in March \u2064during a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg, located 1,200 miles east of Moscow.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-ambassador-visits-jailed-wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-in-russia-remains-strong-5492544?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">US Ambassador \u200bVisits Jailed WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich\u200c in Russia: \u2063&#8217;Remains Strong&#8217;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/15\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich-appeals-extension-of-pretrial-detention-in-russia-5481396?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Appeals\u200b Extension of Pretrial\u200b Detention \u200din Russia<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/28\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Initially, there was confusion about the outcome as the state news agency Tass reported\u200d that Mr. Gershkovich&#8217;s\u200b appeal\u200c had been rejected. However, the report was later corrected to state that the case was referred back\u2064 to \u200dthe lower court.<\/p>\n<p>The court proceedings are closed due to \u2062the classified nature of the \u2064criminal case.\u200b Mr. \u200bGershkovich&#8217;s appearance in court on Tuesday was a result of a \u200cprevious ruling in August\u200d that ordered his continued detention \u200duntil the \u2063end of November.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne\u200d Tracy visited Mr. Gershkovich for the fourth time on Friday, following a plea from his parents at the U.N. headquarters for world leaders to pressure Russia for his release. Ambassador Tracy later stated that Mr. Gershkovich &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kelli-ward-reelected-as-ariz-gop-chairwoman\/\" title=\"Kelli Ward reelected as Ariz. GOP chairwoman\">remains strong<\/a> \u2063and is keeping\u200b up with the \u2064news,&#8221; including his parents&#8217; appeal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The plight of U.S. citizens wrongfully detained in Russia remains a top priority for me, \u200cmy embassy team, and the entire U.S. government,&#8221; Ambassador Tracy emphasized outside the court.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Federal Security Service has accused Mr. Gershkovich of\u2064 collecting classified information about \u200da Russian\u2062 military-industrial complex enterprise, allegedly under the\u2063 instructions of the American side. Both Mr. Gershkovich and the Journal deny these allegations, and the U.S. government has declared his detention as wrongful. However, Russian authorities have not presented any evidence to support the espionage charges.<\/p>\n<p>Currently held at Moscow&#8217;s notorious Lefortovo prison, Mr. Gershkovich faces harsh conditions \u200bwhile awaiting trial. He is the first American reporter to be\u200b charged with \u200despionage in Russia since 1986\u2064 when Nicholas Daniloff, a Moscow correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, was arrested by\u200c the KGB.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts speculate that Moscow may be using detained \u200bAmericans as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-moscow-court-delays-decision-on-the-appeal-of-jailed-wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich\/\" title=\"Moscow Court postpones ruling on appeal of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich.\">bargaining chips amid heightened tensions<\/a> \u2064with the United States due to Russia&#8217;s military intervention in Ukraine. In\u2062 recent years, at least\u200d two\u200b U.S. citizens, including\u200d WNBA \u200bplayer\u2064 Brittney Griner, have been exchanged for Russians imprisoned in the United\u200b States.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that they would only consider a swap for Mr. Gershkovich after\u200c a verdict is reached in his trial. Espionage trials in \u200bRussia can often last for more than a year.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What actions\u200d should \u2062the international community take to support Evan Gershkovich\u200d and \u2063advocate for press freedom in Russia<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ce in court was brief, with his lawyer arguing that the charges against him were\u2064 baseless and urging for his\u200b release. However, the judges ruled that there were procedural violations in the handling of the\u2064 case, leading to \u2063the decision to send \u200cit back to the lower court for further review and clarification.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 decision to decline Mr. Gershkovich&#8217;s appeal comes as a blow to press freedom and raises concerns about the treatment of journalists in Russia. His detention and\u200c the charges \u2063brought \u200cagainst him were widely criticized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-claims-pentagon-biological-war-labs-developing-pathogens-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Russia Claims Pentagon 'Biological War Labs' Developing 'Pathogens' in Ukraine\">international media organizations<\/a> \u2064and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anal-rape-with-a-stick-bbc-report-details-systemic-rape-in-uighur-concentration-camps\/\" title=\"\u2018Anal Rape With A Stick\u2019: BBC Report Details Systemic Rape In Uighur Concentration Camps\">human rights groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal, along with other media outlets, has called for \u2064the immediate release of Mr. Gershkovich. The\u2064 publication has stated that he was in\u200b Russia solely\u200b for journalistic purposes and had committed \u2063no wrongdoing. The accusations of espionage\u200d are seen \u200bby many as an attempt to suppress independent reporting and intimidate \u200bjournalists.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that this case is not \u2064an isolated incident. Freedom of the press has been under increasing pressure in Russia in recent years. Journalists face\u200b harassment, intimidation, and \u200battacks for their work,\u200c making it difficult for\u200c them to report on sensitive issues or hold those in power accountable.<\/p>\n<p>The international community has a responsibility to \u2064speak out against\u200c these violations of press freedom. Journalists play a crucial role in providing information, investigating corruption, and holding governments accountable. When journalists are targeted and imprisoned \u2064for \u200cdoing their job, it is a threat to the principles of democracy and transparency.<\/p>\n<p>The case of Evan Gershkovich is a stark reminder of the challenges faced by journalists worldwide. It serves as a call to action for governments, human \u200brights organizations, and media outlets to defend press freedom and ensure the safety and protection of journalists.<\/p>\n<p>As Mr. Gershkovich remains behind\u2062 bars, it is essential that efforts continue \u200dto secure his release and support him during\u2064 this difficult time. The international community must put\u2063 pressure on the Russian government to \u200duphold the principles of freedom of the press and \u200callow journalists to carry out their work without fear of retribution or imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>The Moscow \u200bCity Court&#8217;s decision to decline the appeal and send the case back \u200bto the lower court is \u200cdeeply concerning. It\u2064 is imperative that the lower court conducts a fair and transparent review of the case, ensuring that Mr. Gershkovich&#8217;s rights are respected, and that justice be served.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the denial \u2062of Evan Gershkovich&#8217;s appeal and the \u2063referral of his case back \u2064to the lower court highlight the challenges faced \u2062by journalists \u200bin Russia and the importance\u2064 of defending press freedom. It \u2063is crucial for the international community to continue advocating for his release and to stand up for the rights \u200bof journalists everywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOSCOW\u2014Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, sought release from jail on espionage charges in Moscow City Court. However, his appeal was declined, and the case was sent back to a lower court due to procedural violations. 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