Evan Gershkovich, an US journalist for Wall Street Journal, has been sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony by a Russian court. The Russian authorities have accused EG to be working for the CIA, which the US denies.
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US journalist Evan Gershkovich jailed for 16 years in Russia
His employer, The Wall Street Journal, has called the allegations "shameful" and a "sham".
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