2023 Russian espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich ends in a 16-year sentence, which was later exchanged for prisoners in a significant release.

Russian judge Andrei Mineyev disclosed that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's espionage trial was brief, lacking a review of material evidence, as neither side requested it. Gershkovich, arrested in March 2023, became the first foreign journalist charged with espionage in post-Soviet Russia. His trial, held in secrecy, concluded quickly, resulting in a 16-year sentence, but he was later released in a significant prisoner exchange.

September 27, 2024
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