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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
The United Nations extends its "deepest condolences" following the death of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah, who was killed while covering shelling in south Lebanon near the border with Israel. "This is yet another example of the daily dangers journalists face in covering conflict throughout the world," UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
S journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, stands in a defendant's box before a hearing to consider an appeal against his extended pre-trial detention at a Moscow court. IMAGES
Images inside the Moscow court where Evan Gershkovich is to appeal his pre-trial detention in a notorious prison in the Russian capital, where he has been held for almost six months. Gershkovich smiles from behind the defendant's glass cage as he keeps his hands in his pockets, an AFP reporter at Moscow's Lefortovo court says. US ambassador Lynne Tracy was present at the hearing. 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
The United States renews calls for Russia to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after his detention was extended until August 30. "The claims against Evan are baseless and we continue to call for his immediate release as well as for the immediate release of Paul Whelan," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters, referring to Gershhovich and detained former marine Whelan. SOUNDBITE
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