A Russian court found US reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage on Friday (19 July) and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum security penal colony in what his employer, the Wall Street Journal, called "a disgraceful sham conviction."
US journalist Evan Gershkovich will stand trial for espionage in Russia on Wednesday (26 June) in a court whose proceedings are classified as a state secret.
