CNN —A Russian court resumed the trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich on Thursday after it was moved forward by one month. Initially slated for August, his trial was brought forward at the request of the defense. The trial is being held behind closed doors and little information on the hearing was immediately available. Gershkovich was arrested while reporting for the Wall Street Journal, during a reporting trip in Yekaterinburg in March 2023, and later accused of spying for the CIA. Gershkovich, the US government, and the WSJ have vehemently denied the charges against him.

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Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Gershkovich, Roger Carstens Organizations: CNN, Wall Street, CIA, WSJ, Embassy, TASS Locations: American, Russia, Sverdlovsky, Yekaterinburg