A Russian <a href="https://washingtonexaminer.com/tag/court" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="court">court</a> has convicted Wall Street Journal reporter <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3060036/evan-gershkovich-on-trial-in-russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Evan Gershkovich">Evan Gershkovich</a> on espionage charges Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in prison.

The journalist was found guilty of spying in <a href="https://washingtonexaminer.com/tag/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Russia">Russia</a>, after being arrested in March 2023. Both his outlet and the U.S. government have denounced the trial against Gershkovich as a sham.

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A Russian court has convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in prison.{ai:summary}American journalist in Russia convicted on espionage charges, sentenced to 16 years in prison. Outcry from his outlet and U.S. government. #foreignaffairs

American reporter Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison - Washington Examiner

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