Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia on espionage charges, will stay in jail until Nov. 30.
MOSCOW — A Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained in Russia on espionage charges lost his appeal against his arrest Tuesday, meaning he will stay in jail until at least the end of November.
The latest decision means Gershkovich, 31, will remain jailed at least until Nov. 30, unless an appeal is heard in the meantime and he is released — an unlikely outcome.in March while on a reporting trip to the city of Yekaterinburg, about 2,000 kilometers east of Moscow, and a judge ruled in August that he must stay in jail until the end of November.
Gershkovich and the Journal deny the allegations, and the U.S. government has declared him to be wrongfully detained. Russian authorities haven’t detailed any evidence to support the espionage charges.
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