A Russian court on Tuesday rejected a complaint by U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich about the extension of his pre-trial detention until March 30 on spying charges which he denies, the court's press service said.Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 29 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on charges of espionage that carry up to 20 years in prison.The decision means Gershkovich will spend at least a year in jail following his shock arrest on March 29, 2023 — the first time Russia had arrested a Western journalist on espionage charges since the fall of the Soviet Union.
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