{"id":2182253,"date":"2024-02-20T17:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T22:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovichs-appeal-denied-by-russian-court\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T17:07:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T22:07:27","slug":"wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovichs-appeal-denied-by-russian-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovichs-appeal-denied-by-russian-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian court denies appeal of Wall Street Journal 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%2Fwall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovichs-appeal-denied-by-russian-court%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=2182253&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,\u200b arrested on espionage charges,\u2062 stands inside a \u200ddefendants\u2019 cage before a hearing\u200b to consider an\u2062 appeal on his arrest at the Moscow City \u200bCourt \u2064in Moscow \u2064on April 18, 2023. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA \/ AFP) (Photo by NATALIA\u200b KOLESNIKOVA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\/\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>1:52\u2063 PM \u2013 Tuesday, February \u206220, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>A Russian\u2062 court refused to alter its ruling of the \u2062imprisonment of <em>Wall Street \u2063Journal <\/em>reporter Evan Gershkovich, rejecting his appeal. <\/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>The \u200cTuesday \u2064ruling means that the journalist will remain in prison until \u200dMarch 30<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<p>Russia detained Gershkovich on March 29<sup>th<\/sup>, 2023, while he was reporting in\u200d the city of Yekaterinburg, accusing \u200dhim of espionage. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the\u200c U.S. government and <em>The Wall Street \u200cJournal<\/em> deny the espionage \u200dcharges, and the Biden administration\u2063 also\u2062 maintains that\u200c he was not an American spy,\u2062 being wrongfully detained. All of Gershkovich\u2019s appeals have been denied and he will now most likely face\u2063 conviction in\u200d the future. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cEvan \u200bGershkovich appeared \u200cin the Moscow \u200cCity Court today, where an\u2062 appeal of his wrongful detention was denied once \u2063again,\u201d the <em>Journal <\/em>said in a statement.\u200c \u201cIt\u2019s \u200cbeen nearly one \u200cyear since Evan\u2019s unjust\u200b arrest for doing nothing more \u2064than his job, and every\u200c day he remains in prison is an unconscionable attack on a free press. \u2064Evan\u200d is a journalist, and any suggestion or \u200dportrayal otherwise is fiction. We continue to demand\u2064 his immediate release.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to \u200b <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, Gershkovich has been\u2063 held \u2063at the famous Lefortovo prison in Moscow\u2062 for almost a year now, spending around 90% of his day \u2062in a small cell. <\/p>\n<p>Typically, espionage trials are \u2063done in secret, and if convicted, could carry a prison \u200dsentence of \u200c10 \u2062to 20\u200b years. However, surfacing \u2063reports suggest that Russian\u2062 President\u200d Vladimir Putin had claimed that he is open to considering \u200da prisoner \u200bexchange.\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>In\u200d a recent interview, \u200dPutin hinted \u200dthat discussions \u200dbetween the U.S. \u2064and Russia are underway. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere is no taboo to settle this issue. We\u2019re willing to solve it,\u201d Putin said. \u201cBut there are certain\u2064 terms being discussed via special services \u200cchannels. I believe an agreement can be reached.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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\">\u201cBring him\u2064 home.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A message from Evan \u2062Gershkovich\u2019s colleagues. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M8ekZhi5Ly\">pic.twitter.com\/M8ekZhi5Ly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJ\/status\/1757787131756384578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2024<\/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>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Soft on Crime prosecutors are creating safety concerns in \u200dNew York.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>A new Fox News poll shows President Trump\u200d leading President Joe \u200bBiden in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-2000-mules\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u20182000 Mules\u2019\">crucial swing states<\/a>\u2063 of North Carolina.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>with Roger \u200cStone<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>with Dr. Rick \u200dTsai<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>The first human patient implanted \u200cwith a brain-chip from Neuralink appears to have fully \u200brecovered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>A group of \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ashley-biden-diary-details-shocking-family-behavior\/\" title=\"Ashley Biden's diary reveals disturbing family behavior\">20 tech companies announced<\/a> \u2062they will work together to\u200d prevent deceptive AI content from interfering\u2062 with elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>OpenAI is working on\u200b a software that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-cut-throat-venezuelan-gangs-recruiting-from-migrant-shelters\/\" title=\"Venezuelan gangs recruit from migrant shelters, report says\">generate minute-long videos based<\/a> on text prompts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Activision Blizzard \u2063has been hit with a U.S.\u2063 lawsuit claiming it\u200c restricts competition for organized gaming involving \u201cCall of Duty.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How long has Evan \u2064Gershkovich\u200d been imprisoned in \u200dMoscow \u2062and what are\u2063 the conditions he is facing?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063Title: \u200cRussian Court Rejects Appeal of Imprisoned Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>In a recent ruling, the Russian court refused \u200cto alter its decision regarding\u200b the imprisonment of \u200cEvan\u2062 Gershkovich, \u2063a \u200dreporter \u2064for The Wall \u200cStreet Journal, thereby rejecting his\u2062 appeal. Gershkovich, who was detained on espionage charges in March 2023, has been facing \u2063imprisonment in \u200bMoscow ever since. This article provides an overview of the case and highlights the growing concerns over press freedom and human rights.<\/p>\n<p>Background on the Case:<\/p>\n<p>Evan Gershkovich was apprehended by Russian \u200dauthorities\u200d on March 29, 2023, while reporting in the city of Yekaterinburg. The Russian \u2063government accused \u200dhim of espionage, a charge that the \u200bU.S. government and The Wall Street Journal vehemently deny. Despite multiple \u2062appeals, \u200dGershkovich&#8217;s request \u200dfor release has been consistently denied by the Russian court.<\/p>\n<p>Imprisonment \u2063and Conditions:<\/p>\n<p>The Tuesday ruling\u200b has extended Gershkovich&#8217;s prison sentence\u200b until March 30th. He has spent\u2062 almost a\u2063 year at the Lefortovo\u200d prison in Moscow,\u200c confined to a small cell for approximately 90% \u200bof his\u200c day.\u2063 The conditions he endures highlight the challenges faced \u200bby journalists\u200d who seek to uphold\u200c the truth\u2062 and exercise\u2064 their freedom\u200b of press.<\/p>\n<p>International\u200b Outrage \u200band Demands for Release:<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c wrongful detention of Evan Gershkovich \u2064has sparked international\u2064 outrage and raised concerns about the deteriorating\u2062 state\u200b of press freedom in Russia.\u200b The \u2063Wall \u2064Street\u2063 Journal\u2063 issued a statement\u200b condemning\u2064 his arrest, emphasizing that he \u2062is a journalist performing his job and demanding his immediate release.\u2064 The Biden administration\u200d has also rallied behind Gershkovich, asserting that he is not an American spy and has been unjustly \u200bdetained.<\/p>\n<p>Espionage \u2062Trial\u200b and Prisoner Exchange:<\/p>\n<p>Typically, espionage trials in Russia\u200b are conducted in secret, with potential sentences ranging from 10 \u200cto 20\u200b years. However, President\u2063 Vladimir Putin has \u2064recently expressed\u2062 openness to considering a prisoner exchange. This development suggests that negotiations \u200dbetween the \u2064U.S. and \u2063Russia are\u200b ongoing, offering a glimmer\u2062 of\u200d hope\u200c for \u200cGershkovich&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The case of Evan\u2064 Gershkovich,\u2063 an imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter, highlights the increasing\u200b challenges faced by\u2063 journalists in upholding the \u2064principles of a free press. The rejection of his \u200bappeal by the Russian \u2064court\u2062 underscores the urgent need for\u2064 international attention and demand for \u2063his release. As discussions and negotiations\u200d continue between the U.S. and Russia, \u2063the hope remains that justice will prevail, and Evan Gershkovich will be reunited with his colleagues and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: \u200dThe information presented in this article\u2064 is\u2063 based on the available \u200dsources at \u2063the time of writing. Updates and \u2063further developments may have occurred since then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, appears in a defendants&#8217; cage at Moscow City Court for an appeal hearing on April 18, 2023. 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