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A court in Moscow has upheld an earlier ruling to keep Evan Gershkovich in detention until late August, rejecting the journalist’s appeal.
The 31-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in Russia on espionage charges in late March while on a reporting trip.
A Moscow court agreed last month to keep the US citizen in custody until August 30.
Defence lawyers challenged the decision, but the Moscow City Court today rejected his appeal.
Mr Gershkovich and the Wall Street Journal have denied he spied in Russia.
The US government has declared him to be wrongfully detained and demanded his immediate release.
Skynews
