A Moscow court denied Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s latest attempt to appeal his pre-trial detention on espionage charges, according to Russian state media. The journalist has been sitting in jail awaiting a trial date since March, when he was arrested during a reporting trip. Gershkovich’s pre-trial detention has been extended twice since his arrest. His appeal against his first pre-trial detention was also rejected. State news agency RIA said the appeal was routed to a lower court due to unspecified "procedural violations," NBC said.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 19, 2023 17:43 UTC