A Russian court has sentenced American journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges after a brief trial his employer, The Wall Street Journal, has rejected as a sham.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's trial in Russia, where he is facing espionage charges after his March 2023 arrest, is starting Wednesday behind closed doors.

YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and ...

American journalist Evan Gershkovich will stand trial behind closed doors in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg starting on June 26, state-run news agency TASS reported Monday, citing the court’s ...

LONDON -- The espionage trial of The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich resumed on Thursday, proceeding behind closed doors in a remote Russian courtroom after Washington and Moscow officials ...

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Russian city on espionage charges that he, his ...

Closing arguments began Friday in the espionage trial of US journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been held behind bars for over a year on charges that he, his employer and the US government ...

Beloved Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's "sham" trial in Russia on espionage charges kicked off Wednesday as his family and employer continue to demand his immediate release. The 32 ...

Evan Gershkovich awaits trial in Russia, but his family finds hope in his letters NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Danielle Gershkovich, sister of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan ...

What to know about Evan Gershkovich's Russian trial 02:25. Yekaterinburg, Russia — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared in court in Russia Thursday for the second hearing in ...

Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Moscow, on April 18, 2023. Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP file The decision comes after a Moscow court upheld Gershkovich's pre-trial ...

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Russian city on espionage charges that he, his ...