Russian court rejects appeal of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's arrest

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A Russian judge on Tuesday upheld the pre-trial detention of jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on spying charges as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on dissent amid the war in Ukraine. He and the U.S. government vehemently deny the allegations.

Journalists and supporters at the Moscow City Court caught their first glimpse in weeks of the Wall Street Journal reporter, who is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia for alleged spying. Clad in pale-blue jeans and a plaid shirt, the 31-year-old reporter looked calm and even smiled at times as

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