{"id":2109897,"date":"2023-11-28T13:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-court-extends-detention-of-wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:45:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:45:46","slug":"russian-court-extends-detention-of-wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-court-extends-detention-of-wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian court extends detention 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\">18<\/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%2Frussian-court-extends-detention-of-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=2109897&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, stands inside a defendants\u2019 cage before a hearing to \u2064consider an \u2063appeal\u2063 on\u2063 his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-court-extends-detention-of-us-journalist-to-dec-5\/\" title=\"US journalist's detention extended by Russian court until December 5.\">extended pre-trial detention<\/a> at the Moscow\u200b City Court in Moscow on September \u206319, 2023. Gershkovich was detained in March during a reporting trip to the Urals and accused\u200d of spying \u2014 \u2063charges that\u200c he, the US government and \u200dhis employer,\u200d the Wall Street\u200c Journal, \u2063vehemently deny. In August \u200dhis pre-trial detention was extended by three months. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA\/AFP via\u2063 Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>10:30 AM \u2013 Tuesday, November 28, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>A\u200c Russian court has extended the detention\u200d of <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporter\u2063 Evan Gershkovich. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday that Gershkovich, who was arrested on espionage charges, will remain in detention until January 30<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Evan has now been \u200bunjustly imprisoned for nearly 250 days, and every day is a day\u200b too \u200blong.&#8221; Read the full statement from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WSJ<\/a> on reporter Evan \u200dGershkovich following today&#8217;s hearing: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ZykL2EqDR\">https:\/\/t.co\/0ZykL2EqDR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IStandWithEvan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IStandWithEvan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DCoWv6TaaH\">pic.twitter.com\/DCoWv6TaaH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062WSJ Communications (@WSJPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJPR\/status\/1729525055711805646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November \u206428, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The case \u200bwas not televised in Russia\u200d and took place behind closed \u2062doors because authorities claim the details of the case\u200d are classified. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The 32-year-old was detained in March of this year \u200cwhile on a\u200d business\u2062 trip to the city of Yekaterinburg, about 1,200 miles east of Moscow. Russia\u2019s Security Service alleged that the reporter, \u201cacting on the\u2064 instructions of the American side, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of\u200c one of the enterprises\u2063 of the Russian military-industrial complex.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <em>Wall Street \u200cJournal<\/em> and Gershkovich have denied the accusations, and the United States \u2064government has declared the journalist has been wrongfully detained. <\/p>\n<p>Gershkovich becomes the first American reporter to be\u200d charged with espionage in Russia since \u20631986, when Nicholas\u200c Daniloff, was arrested by the KGB. He is currently being held at Moscow\u2019s Lefortovo prison,\u2062 which is known for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-court-extends-detainment-of-evan-gershkovich\/\" title=\"Russian court extends detention of Evan Gershkovich.\">extremely harsh conditions<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry has claimed they will consider a swap for Gershkovich\u200b only\u200d after a verdict in his trial. Trials\u2063 for\u2063 espionage in Russia can last over a \u200byear. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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His \u2062arrest and continued detention have raised concerns about press freedom and the treatment of journalists in \u2062Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The extension of Gershkovich&#8217;s detention until January 30th comes as a blow to his family, colleagues, and human\u200c rights\u200b organizations who have been advocating\u200b for his release. \u200bThe decision\u2063 also highlights the lack of transparency in Russia&#8217;s justice system, as \u2063the trial\u2062 was \u200bnot \u200copen \u2063to the public and details of the case are deemed classified.<\/p>\n<p>Gershkovich, a\u2064 32-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was detained in\u200b March while on a business trip to Yekaterinburg, a city\u2062 located 1,200 miles \u2064east\u2064 of Moscow. Russia&#8217;s Security Service accused him of collecting information that constitutes a state secret about\u2062 a\u2064 Russian military-industrial complex enterprise, allegedly at the instruction of the American government.<\/p>\n<p>Both Gershkovich\u2064 and his employer vehemently deny these accusations. The Wall Street\u2063 Journal has \u2064released a statement expressing their belief that Gershkovich has been unjustly imprisoned\u200d for nearly 250 \u2062days and that every day of his detention\u2062 is one \u2062day too long. The United\u2064 States government has also \u200bdeclared the\u200c journalist&#8217;s\u200b detention as \u200bwrongful.<\/p>\n<p>The case has \u200csparked international concern and calls for \u200bGershkovich&#8217;s release. Human rights \u2063organizations, press \u2063freedom advocates, and fellow journalists have voiced their support for the imprisoned reporter. The hashtag #IStandWithEvan has been trending \u2064on \u2063social media, with individuals and organizations\u200b expressing solidarity with Gershkovich and calling for his release.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest \u2062and continued detention of\u200d Gershkovich highlight the challenges faced by \u2063journalists operating in Russia. Press freedom in the country\u2064 has been steadily declining in recent years, with\u200d various measures implemented to restrict the work of independent media organizations and journalists. The case of Gershkovich serves as\u200c a stark reminder of\u2062 the risks faced by journalists when\u200c reporting on sensitive topics\u2063 in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The international community must\u200c continue to put pressure on the Russian government to ensure a fair and transparent trial for Gershkovich, as well as demand his release. The freedom of the press is a fundamental cornerstone\u2063 of democracy, and journalists\u2064 should \u2064not be targeted or persecuted for doing their job.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 the first American reporter to be charged with espionage in Russia since the Cold War, the outcome \u2064of Gershkovich&#8217;s case will have far-reaching \u200bimplications for press freedom in the country. It is essential for the international community to demonstrate its commitment to protecting journalists and defending the values of democracy and free speech. The fate of Evan Gershkovich should serve as \u2064a rallying\u2062 cry \u2062for media organizations,\u200b human rights\u200b defenders, and governments around the world to stand\u200c up against the suppression of press freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, appears in a Moscow court for an appeal on his prolonged pre-trial detention. 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