Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter’s Detention

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🗓️ 19 April 2023

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It has been three weeks since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia on an allegation of espionage that the Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny. Yesterday, Evan appeared at a pretrial hearing in Moscow. WSJ's Ann M. Simmons explains what happened at court and what comes next. Further Reading: - Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich’s Detention - A Tense Wait for an Imprisoned Son - Jailed WSJ Reporter in Letter Home Says He Is ‘Not Losing Hope’ Further Listening: - A WSJ Reporter Arrested in Russia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Anne Simmons and I am the Moscow Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal.
0:10.6	And you hired Evan, right?
0:13.1	Yes, that's right.
0:15.5	We spoke to Anne about detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkowicz, who's
0:20.6	currently being held in a Russian prison.
0:23.4	I interviewed and chose Evan actually out of a pack of several very good candidates,
0:30.2	but Evan stood out.
0:34.1	Do you remember what stood out about him?
0:37.4	You know, it was the energy that came from this young man and the enthusiasm and the absolute
0:43.5	passion about Russia, Russian culture and his knowledge of not only the country but the
0:50.0	people.
0:52.2	When was the last time you saw him?
0:55.3	I saw Evan the day before he went on his reporting assignment.
1:00.2	Do you remember what you said to him?
1:04.0	We were chatting about how great it was that the snow was clearing up and you know the
1:09.0	sun was coming out again and Moscow was quite pleasant, quite a pleasant place to be.
1:15.6	And then everything changed.
1:17.4	I did.
1:18.4	He went down on a reporting assignment to Yakhatharimburg and that's where he was detained.
1:30.1	Three weeks later, Anne saw Evan again, this time on a live video feed from inside a Russian
1:38.1	courthouse.
1:41.9	Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business and power.
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