 A disgraceful sham conviction. That's how the Wall Street Journal publisher describes a lengthy prison sentence handed to American reporter Evan Gershkovich by a Russian court. The BBC's Steve Rosenberg says of the trial... Important to keep in mind, it was held behind closed doors, so that means the media weren't allowed in during the proceedings. Friends and family of Mr. Gershkovich wouldn't have been allowed in. Diplomats, foreign diplomats weren't allowed in. We were allowed in, in a group of journalists, for the verdict.