The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in March during a work trip to Russia. He is the first US journalist since the Soviet era to be held on espionage charges in Russia.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed a Moscow court’s decision to extend his pretrial detention in Russia until the end of November, according to documents on the court’s website.
The American journalist was arrested in March during a work trip to the city of Yekaterinburg, almost 2,000km (1,200 miles) east of Moscow. He is the first American journalist since the Soviet era to be held on espionage charges in Russia .
An order that authorised keeping Gershkovich in jail before trial was set to expire on August 30. The Moscow City Court extended the custody order on Thursday by three months, drawing objections from US government officials and the Wall Street Journal.
