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Russia Jails US Journalist Gershkovich for 16 Years for Spying

Russia Jails US Journalist Gershkovich for 16 Years for Spying

Above: The Wall Street Journal's front page from the one year anniversary of the arrest of Evan Gershkovich at the National Press Club on May 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Andrew Harnik/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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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