American reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday on espionage charges that he, his employer The Wall Street Journal and the U.S. government all adamantly deny, and was sentenced to 16 years in prison by a Russian court on Friday.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/669a5b0c549be0b41c2ebc43/RUSSIA-US-JOURNALIST/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=3630&amp;cropY1=187&amp;cropY2=2229" alt="RUSSIA-US-JOURNALIST" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion class="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text">Gershkovich was detained in March 2023 while on a reporting trip to Russia. (Photo by NATALIA <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... [+]</span><span class="expanded-caption"> KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>AFP via Getty Images</small></figcaption>

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Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was convicted Friday on espionage charges that he, the paper and the U.S. government deny.{ai:summary}<p>Journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage in Russia, gets 16-year prison sentence. US denies charges.  #foreignaffairs</p>

U.S. Reporter Evan Gershkovich Convicted Of Spying—Faces 16 Years In Russian Prison

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