Espionage Trial of Imprisoned Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Begins

100 Days in Captivity

The espionage trial of Evan Gershkovich, the imprisoned reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has commenced. Gershkovich has been held in Moscow's notorious Lefortovo Prison for 100 days, awaiting trial on charges of espionage.

A Year of Imprisonment

One year ago on Friday, Gershkovich's wife, Ella Milman, and father, Mikhail Gershkovich, received a chilling phone call from the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, informing them of his arrest.