US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind bars

EMMA BURROWS Associated Press
Mar 29, 2024
Mar 29, 2024 Updated Oct 1, 2024
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For Evan Gershkovich, the dozen appearances in Moscow's courts over the past year have fallen into a pattern.

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