A Russian court extended the detention of Evan Gershkovich by three months, almost a year to the day since The Wall Street Journal reporter became the first US journalist to be detained there on an allegation of espionage since the end of the Cold War.

The 32-year-old reporter, whom the US government deems wrongfully detained, has been held in Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison since March 29 last year, on an allegation that he, the Journal and the US government vehemently deny.