US journalist Evan Gershkovich jailed for 16 years in Russia
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 20, 2024
16 hours ago
By Matt Murphy, Robert Greenall, BBC News
Reuters
Evan Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023 during a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg
US journalist Evan Gershkovich has been found guilty of espionage by a Russian court and sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony, after a secretive trial decried as a "sham" by his employer, his family and the White House.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter was first arrested last March while on a reporting . . .
