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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaun Walker

Russian court extends detention of Evan Gershkovich to August

Evan Gershkovich stands with arms folded in a transparent cage in court, with photographers reflected in its surface
Evan Gershkovich appearing in court last month. The US state department has designated the journalist as ‘wrongfully detained’. Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images

A Moscow court has extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on espionage charges at the end of March.

During a brief hearing on Tuesday, the court ordered that Gershkovich should remain in jail until 30 August, Russian news agencies reported. His pre-trial detention had initially been scheduled to expire next week. He is being held in the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow, and could face a sentence of up to 20 years if found guilty.

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