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Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich

US journalist Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage in a Moscow court, on December 14, 2023 [Moscow City Court press service/AFP]

An American reporter jailed in Russia must stay behind bars into the new year as he awaits trial on espionage charges, a Russian court has ruled.

Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, has been in jail since March on accusations of spying – charges that he, his employer and the United States government reject.

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