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Marina Ovsyannikova, a journalist who became known after protesting against the Russian military action in Ukraine during a prime-time news broadcast on state television, waits for a Moscow court session inside a defendants' cage over charges of "discrediting" the Russian army fighting in Ukraine. As she waits, Ovsyannikova holds up a paper that reads 'May the dead children haunt you in your dreams'. She is facing up to 10 years in prison, if convicted. IMAGES
US journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested almost 15 months ago on espionage charges, appears in court in Yekaterinburg on the first day of closed-door trial. IMAGES
Images show Evan Gershkovich leaving court after his detention was extended by two months. Gershkovich, an American Wall Street Journal reporter is being held in Moscow on espionage charges which he denies. The court hearing was attended by representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Russia. He was arrested during a reporting trip at the end of March last year in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and could spend up to 20 years in prison if convicted. IMAGES
Detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich appears in a Moscow courtroom ahead of an appeal of his extended detention in Russia on spying claims. The court rejected the appeal. Russian security services arrested Gershkovich on accusations of "espionage", which he denies. He is the first Western journalist to be arrested and accused of spying since the Soviet era. IMAGES
Images show WSJ journalist, Evan Gershkovich, in a Moscow courtroom for a hearing to appeal his pre-trial detention. The US reporter was arrested on March 29 on charges of espionage and now faces up to 20 years in prison. Also shown is US Ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracey. IMAGES
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