A Russian Court Extends the Pretrial Detention of Journalist Evan Gershkovich

The pretrial detention of Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who has been held in Russia since March, has been extended by three months, according to a Moscow court.

Mr. Gershkovich has been detained in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison on espionage charges that he, the U.S. government and The Wall Street Journal have vehemently denied. The United States has said he has been wrongfully detained.

In secret and short proceedings that were closed to the press on…