Evan Gershkovich

In this photo released by the Moscow's City Court, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (Moscow City Court via AP)

A Russian court extends the pretrial detention for an American reporter accused of spying

A court in the Russian capital has ruled to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges that he denies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens an explanation while visiting the Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The Center for diagnostics and telemedicine is the top medical organisation within the Social Development Complex of the Moscow City Hall and Moscow Health Department. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, right, is escorted from the Lefortovsky court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained on espionage charges, lost an appeal Friday against his arrest, meaning he will stay in jail until the end of March, Russian state news agencies reported. The hearing took place behind closed doors because authorities say details of the criminal case against the American journalist are classified. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Pretrial detention for American reporter accused of spying in Russia extended through March

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerhskovich, arrested in Russia on espionage charges, will remain in detention until Jan. 30, a court in Moscow ruled on Thursday. The hearing took place behind closed doors because authorities say details of the criminal case against the American journalist are classified. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

Putin says Russia is in dialogue with the US on exchanging jailed Americans Gershkovich and Whelan

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 10, 2023. A court in Moscow on Tuesday Nov. 28, 2023 ruled to extend the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, till Jan. 30. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russian court extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich until end of January

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared in Moscow City Court, seeking release from jail on espionage charges. (Sep. 20)

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Court orders Russian-US journalist to stay in jail another 6 weeks

A Russian court has ordered a Russian-American journalist who was detained last week on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent to remain in custody until early December, her employer reported.

Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva sits in a cage in a courtroom in Kazan, Russia, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Alsu Kurmasheva is an editor for Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty. She is the second U.S. journalist to be detained in Russia this year.(Artemii Shumatov/Kommersant Publishing House via AP)

Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent

Russian media report a Russian-American journalist was ordered detained for another three days on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent.

In this handout frame released by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva pose for a photo during a work break at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent. Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva is the second U.S. journalist to be detained in Russia this year. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested for alleged spying in March.(Claire Bigg/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via AP)

Russian-American journalist charged in Russia with failing to register as a ‘foreign agent’

A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a “foreign agent.”

FIle - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 10, 2023. The Biden administration says its made a new and significant offer aimed at securing the release of American detainees Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich, but Russia has rejected the offer. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal and will stay in a Russian jail at least through November

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia on espionage charges, has lost an appeal to be released from jail, meaning he will stay behind bars at least until Nov. 30.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. A Russian court on Tuesday is scheduled to hear a defense appeal of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against the decision to extend his period of detention. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

A Moscow court declines to hear an appeal by jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared in a Moscow court, seeking release from jail on espionage charges, but it declined to hear his appeal and returned the case to a lower court due to unspecified procedural violations.

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, on April 18, 2023. Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in March on espionage charges, which he has denied, as have his employer and the U.S. government. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

U.S. ambassador to Russia visits jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich

The U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Friday, the U.S.

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2023. Gershkovich, who was detained on espionage charges, arrived at a Moscow court Thursday, Aug. 24, for a hearing on a motion by the prosecution to extend his arrest. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Father of imprisoned reporter Evan Gershkovich calls on world leaders to urge Russia to free him

The father of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is calling on world leaders meeting at the United Nations next week to stand up for freedom of the press and urge Russia to release him.

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, on April 18, 2023. Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in March on espionage charges, which he has denied, as have his employer and the U.S. government. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Lawyers for jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich ask UN to urgently declare he was arbitrarily detained

Lawyers for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich are asking a United Nations body to urgently issue an opinion that he has been arbitrarily detained by Russia on espionage charges which are “patently false.”

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, background centre, is escorted to the Lefortovsky court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. Gershkovich, who was detained on espionage charges, arrived at a Moscow court Thursday for a hearing on a motion by the prosecution to extend his arrest. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeals extension of pretrial detention in Russia

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed a Moscow court’s decision to extend his pretrial detention in Russia until the end of November.

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2023. Gershkovich, who was detained on espionage charges, arrived at a Moscow court Thursday, Aug. 24, for a hearing on a motion by the prosecution to extend his arrest. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is extended by a Moscow court, state news agency says

Russian state news agency Tass says the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained on espionage charges, has been extended to Nov. 30.

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2023. On Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy made her third visit to Gershkovich, who has been behind bars in Russia since March on charges of espionage. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

American ambassador to Russia visits jailed reporter Gershkovich, says he’s in good health

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy has made her third visit to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been behind bars in Russia since March on charges of espionage.

FILE - A poster photo of U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Russian prisoner Trevor Reed stands in Lafayette Park near the White House, March 30, 2022, in Washington. Reed, a former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department and a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trevor Reed, Marine veteran freed from Russia in 2022, is injured while fighting in Ukraine, US says

The State Department says a former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year has been injured while fighting in Ukraine.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, July 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden adviser says US is pressing for the release of reporter who has spent 100 days in Russian jail

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. has been in contact with Russian officials to press for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Gershkovich, a reporter detained on espionage charges in Russia, appeared in court Thursday to appeal his extended detention. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

Kremlin open to talks over potential prisoner swap involving detained US reporter Evan Gershkovich

The Kremlin is holding the door open for contacts with the U.S. regarding a possible prisoner exchange that could potentially involve jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter detained on espionage charges in Russia, appeared in court Thursday to appeal his extended detention. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

Moscow court rules US journalist Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail until late August

A Moscow court has ruled that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August, rejecting the American journalist’s appeal to be released.

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on April 18, 2023. Gershkovich, a 31-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested in March while on a reporting trip in Russia. He, his employer and the U.S. government have denied the charges. A Moscow court on Tuesday extended his detention until Aug. 30, and the journalist has appealed the ruling. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russian court data: US journalist Evan Gershkovich appeals extension of detention on spying charges

Russian court data shows that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is appealing a three-month extension of his detention on espionage charges.

FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. The Biden administration on Thursday, April 27, sanctioned Russia's Federal Security Service and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence organization for wrongfully detaining Americans. They noted that Thursday's actions were in the works well before the arrest of Gershkovich in Russia, whose imprisonment was swiftly deemed unjust by the U.S. government. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months

A Russian court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months.

US reporter held by Russia to stay in jail

US reporter held by Russia to stay in jail

U.S. journalist loses appeal in Moscow

A Moscow court has rejected an appeal by U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich and upheld an earlier ruling that he should remain in jail on espionage charges.