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Headline : Russia Extends Detention of American Journalist Evan Gershkovich

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โ€œAccusations against Evan are categorically untrue. They are not a different interpretation of circumstances, they are fiction,โ€ said U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy.

Itโ€™s been a year since American journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia. Now a Russian court has once again extended his detention at least until the end of June.

A reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Gershkovich was arrested by Russian authorities on March 29, 2023, in the city of Yekaterinburg where he was on a reporting trip. Although accredited by Russiaโ€™s Foreign Ministry to work as a journalist, Gershkovich was charged with espionage, a charge he, his employer, and the United States government vigorously deny. He has been behind bars ever since, housed in the notorious Lefortovo prison.

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller noted that at Gershkovichโ€™s hearing on March 26, Russian authorities did not provide evidence of a crime.

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