A Russian court has convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in prison.

The journalist, arrested in March 2023, was found guilty of spying in Russia. Both the Wall Street Journal and the U.S. government have denounced the trial against Gershkovich as a sham.

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