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Russia Jails US Journalist Gershkovich for 16 Years for Spying

Russia Jails US journalistJournalist Gershkovich for 16 Years for Spying

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The Facts

  • A Russian court found Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage on Friday, and sentenced him to to 16 years in a maximum security prison colony.

  • Gershkovich, who had official accreditation from Russia’s Foreign Ministry, was arrested while reporting on an assignment in March 2023. He has been accused of collecting secret information on Uralvagonzavod, a Russian tank factory, for the CIA.

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