Why Russia has kept a Wall Street Journal reporter in jail for a year — and counting

Why Russia has kept a Wall Street Journal reporter in jail for a year — and counting

Evan Gershkovich’s case isn’t just about press freedom. It’s about geopolitics.

US journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, stands inside a defendants’ cage before a hearing to consider an appeal on his extended pretrial detention, at the Moscow City Court on February 20, 2024.

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