Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced on Friday to 16 years in prison, according to Russian state media.

Gershkovich was sentenced in a closed-door trial in Russia’s city of Yekaterinburg in a case that the U.S., press freedom groups and his employer have all called a sham trial with fabricated charges. 

Earlier on Friday, Gershkovich had pleaded not guilty to espionage charges. Russian prosecutors had originally requested an 18-year sentence for the reporter, Russian state-run media reported.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced on Friday to 16 years in prison, according to Russian state media. Gershkovich was sentenced in a closed-door trial in Russia’s cit…{ai:summary}<p>Reporter sentenced in Russia to 16 years in prison for espionage in a trial deemed a sham by U.S. and press freedom groups. Gershkovich pleaded not guilty, prosecutors seeking an 18-year sentence. #foreignaffairs</p>

Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison

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