Trial against US journalist Evan Gershkovich begins | DW News

The trial against US journalist Evan Gershkovich has begun behind closed doors in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. The reporter for the Wall Street Journal could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.

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[MagicNumberArg]

Holding journalists and basketball players hostage to bust hitman and arms dealers out of prison - this is so Russia.

[Songshare]

I would never travel to Russia, China, North Korea or Iran just to name four places that cannot be trusted at all.

[SeemoreDunkan]

0:54 This is pathetic, useless and really unhelpful in solving the problem
Just sayin'...

[shawnaellcey]

Show the trial and evidence against him, if there is any.

[Hans-Wolff]

He Knowingly accepted this Information !!!

[NickMate]

Wasn't he just taking pics of the ural mountains?

[nwhite]

same country that arrested a ballerina because shes so scary

[PerceivedREALITY]

He got caught trying to steal sensitive information.

[jamalelanize]

I would like to know the name of the woman that read the report

[SoBiased]

He finally agreed to chant USA USA USA USA USA

[mortie]

1. An American spy.
2. Military espionage.

[artiartibald]

In the USA, people have been sitting without trial for years

[palar]

AFAIK Putin does not call any names and only stated it's secret service's responsibility to bargain prison swaps.

[SammyJKhan]

Save Evan he is an innocent young man! Please stop this sham trial. Release him

[AhmedMosad-jwoo]

صلاه وسلاما عليك يا سيدي يا حبيبي يا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

[newnewhutchison]

Well we all ready know what is going to happen

[freedomfan]

Is this trial being held in Moscow or Washington DC?

[devildevil]

The Red, White and Blue using it's proxies is getting lame nowadays