Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist accused of espionage, stood in a glass defendant cage when the verdict was announced at the Sverdlovsk District Court in Yekaterinburg on July 19, 2024. Photo by Nemenov/AFP) (Photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist accused of espionage, stood in a glass defendant cage when the verdict was announced at the Sverdlovsk District Court in Yekaterinburg on July 19, 2024. Photo by Nemenov/AFP) (Photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in prison in Russia for espionage. Both his employer and the U.S. government say he is innocent and the trial was a fraud. We hear the latest from Moscow and U.S. reaction