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The closed-door trial against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia for alleged espionage is to begin on June 26, the regional court in the city of Yekaterinburg in the Ural federal district said on Monday. “The trial will take place in camera,” the court said in a statement, according to the Tass agency, meaning that the public will not be allowed to attend. The US journalist has been indicted for allegedly collecting information on the production and repair of defence technology last year on behalf of the CIA, the US intelligence agency. The target of the alleged espionage …

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