A Russian court is set to hear an appeal against the decision to extend the arrest of a reporter with The Wall Street Journal.

<div class="block">A Russian court is set to hear an appeal against the decision to extend the arrest of a reporter with The Wall Street Journal.</div>

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Russian Court to Hear WSJ Reporter's Appeal Next Week

A Russian court is set to hear an appeal against the decision to extend the arrest of an American Wall Street Journal reporter next week. That is also according to Russian state media, the Moscow City Court will hold a hearing behind closed doors. Next Tuesday, Evanko was arrested in Russia in March and been held pre trial on accusations of espionage for over five months in August Koch's arrest was extended through November, 30 lawyers representing the Wall Street Journal's parent company have asked that a United Nations Group declare gersh arbitrarily detained.