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Jailing of US reporter Gershkovich in Russia raises 'serious concerns': UN

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The sentencing by a Russian court of US reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges raises "serious concerns," a UN spokesman says. SOUNDBITE

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