Evan Gershkovich

Free at last: Evan Gershkovich, American-Jewish journalist jailed in Russia is released

Gershkovich, 32, was freed as part of a massive, 24-person prisoner exchange that included several prominent people jailed by Russia. 

 Evan Gershkovich, who was released from detention in Russia, gestures after disembarking from a plane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., August 1, 2024.
US President Joe Biden speaks to the press at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, August 1, 2024.

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 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in the glass defendants' cage in the Yekaterinburg courthouse where his trial began Wed. June 26.

Massive prisoner swap with Russia, including Evan Gershkovich, could be underway

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who faces charges of espionage, stands inside an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia July 19, 2024.

'Sham conviction': Jewish groups, world leaders condemn Russia’s sentencing of Evan Gershkovich


Russian court jails US reporter Gershkovich for 16 years after convicting him of espionage

Gershkovich, a 32-year-old American who said the allegations against him were false, went on trial last month in the city of Yekaterinburg.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing to consider extending his detention in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024.

Russian court hearing of jailed US reporter Gershkovich brought forward to July 18

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is open to a prisoner exchange involving Gershkovich and that contacts with the United States have taken place but must remain secret.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who stands trial on spying charges, is seen inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024.

Russia starts new trial of jailed US ex-marine Gilman, RIA says

Gilman, whose lawyers told the TASS news agency at his original trial that he had come to Russia to study and obtain citizenship, had pleaded guilty to all the charges, according to RIA.

 Prosecutor Mikael Ozdoyev speaks with journalists after a court hearing of the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who went on trial on spying charges, in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024.

Russia begins espionage trial for Jewish-American WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich

Prosecutors say Evan Gershkovich gathered secret information on the orders of the CIA about a company that manufactures tanks for Russia's war in Ukraine.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who stands trial on spying charges, is seen inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024.

Russia to hold espionage trial of US reporter Gershkovich behind closed doors

Evan Gershkovich denies charges of collecting secrets for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March while on a reporting trip and accused of espionage, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention, in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2023.

Trump says Putin will release WSJ reporter Gershkovich for him before he 'assumes office'

Trump did not refer to any contacts with Putin or say what grounds he had to believe that the Russian leader would release Gershkovich.

 Former US president Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 6, 2024

Biden threatens Russia with costs on Evan Gershkovich arrest anniversary

Gershkovich, 32, became the first US journalist arrested on spying charges in Russia since the Cold War when he was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 29 last year.

: Reporter for U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich appears in this handout picture taken in Moscow, Russia, 2019.

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich has detention extended to June

Gershkovich, his paper, and the US government all strongly deny the charges against him, which carry a sentence of up to 20 years in jail.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing to consider extending his detention in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024.

Jewish Federations launch Rosh Hashanah letter-writing campaign to Evan Gershkovich

Gershkovich, 31, a Wall Street Journal reporter and ​​son of Jewish refugees from the Soviet Union, has been detained since March on charges of espionage.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March while on a reporting trip and accused of espionage, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention, in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2023.

Russia hints at prisoner swap possibility for jailed Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich

Gershkovich was arrested by the Federal Security Service while on a reporting trip in Yekat on March 29 and is being held at Lefortovo prison on charges of espionage.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in March while on a reporting trip and charged with espionage, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention, in Moscow, Russia April 18, 2023

US envoy to Russia meets with detained journalist Gershkovich

A judge on Thursday rejected an application for Gershkovich, 31, to be released from a Moscow prison while awaiting trial. Ambassador Lynne Tracy has accused Russia of conducting "hostage diplomacy."

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in March while on a reporting trip and charged with espionage, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention, in Moscow, Russia April 18, 2023