A Russian court rejected the appeal request of the American journalist.
Mr. Gershkovich appeared in a Moscow court on Tuesday for the first time after a long absence from the public eye.
The journalist was arrested in Yekaterinburg while working for The Wall Street Journal and was later imprisoned on espionage charges.
Mr. Gershkovich’s legal team had asked the court to release him on a 50 million ruble ($614,000) bail or to keep him under house arrest, but the court rejected these proposals.
Mr. Gershkovich will remain in prison at least until May 29.
Lynne Tracy, the U.S. ambassador in Moscow, was also present at this court session alongside Mr. Gershkovich’s lawyer.
On Monday, Vladimir Kara-Murza, a staunch Kremlin critic, was tried and sentenced to prison on treason charges in the same court.
The U.S. ambassador in Moscow said the charges against Evan are baseless, and we urge the Russian Federation to release him immediately.
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