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If we want Russia to free Brittney Griner, Americans must show some principles ourselves

Asadullah Haroon Gul went home last week.

Los Angeles Times

What We Know About Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia

The Mercury center has been in custody since mid-February, when she was arrested on drug charges outside of Moscow.

Sports Illustrated

Brittney Griner's trial in Russia is about to begin. Here's what we know so far about the US basketball star's case

After months in jail, US basketball star Brittney Griner's Russian trial begins today, but it's a prisoner swap that could be needed to win her freedom.

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WNBA star Brittney Griner's release still uncertain as her trial begins in a Russian court

Although a Russian court ruled that WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention may be extended for six more months, her trial on alleged drug charges begins on July 1, 2022, and gives her supporters a glimmer of hope that her release is still possible.

The Conversation

Russian Court Extends Brittney Griner's Detention, Trial For Alleged Cannabis Possession Begins July 1

A Russian court has scheduled Brittney Griner's trial to start this coming Friday, July 1 and ruled that the WNBA star's detention would be extended for another six months after she appeared for a preliminary hearing held behind closed doors in a suburb of Moscow.

Benzinga

Q&A: Why is Brittney Griner detained in Russia and when might she be released?

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17.

Los Angeles Times

Trevor Reed says recovery is going well after his release from Russia

WASHINGTON — Marine veteran and Fort Worth, Texas, native Trevor Reed said Tuesday in an interview with CNN that in the 48 days since his release from Russian prison, things have gone well — he’s gaining weight and getting into the physical shape he was in before he was detained.

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Russian court again extends Brittney Griner's detention

Her detention has now been extended three times since she was detained in February.

Axios

Brittney Griner’s fate intertwined with other American held in Russia

WNBA star Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country. But the Phoenix Mercury player’s case is tangled up with that of another prisoner few Americans have heard of.

Chicago Sun-Times

Griner's fate tangled up with other American held in Russia

Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country

The Independent UK

WNBA Commissioner Says 'We Need to Get a Deal Done' for Griner

Cathy Engelbert is ready to get the Mercury star back on U.S. soil.

Sports Illustrated

Steph Curry Speaks Out on Brittney Griner, Russia Situation

The Warriors star: “She needs to be home, she needs to be safe, she needs to be with her family.”

Sports Illustrated

U.S. Veteran Trevor Reed Calls for Brittney Griner’s Release

He was released from detention in Russia in April.

Sports Illustrated

LeBron James joins calls for WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release from Russia after nearly four months

More than 250,000 people have signed a petition demanding the Biden administration focus on freeing Ms Griner

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WNBA players amp up calls for Brittney Griner’s release

WNBA players and union leadership increased their calls for Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian prison on Saturday, which marked Griner’s 100th day behind bars.

The Independent UK

Ex-marine freed by Russia describes squalid treatment in blood-smeared psychiatric ward populated by ‘zombies’

Trevor Reed was convicted of endangering lives of two police officers while intoxicated during visit to Moscow

Reuters

A prison cell, blood and 'zombies': Trevor Reed describes detention in Russia

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed described his experience in a Russian psychiatric facility in an interview broadcast on Friday, detailing squalid conditions amid severely mentally ill inmates.

Axios

Former Marine Trevor Reed on Russian imprisonment: "I wouldn't let myself hope"

"The psychiatric treatment facility, I was in there with seven other prisoners in a cell," Reed said.

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After initial silence, the Biden administration is making moves to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention

A week before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Russian authorities arrested American basketball star Brittney Griner at the Moscow airport. She was charged with drug smuggling after Russian officials allegedly found vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis in her luggage.

ABC News

WNBA star Brittney Griner's detention in Moscow extended by one month

US basketball star Brittney Griner has her pre-trial detention in Russia lengthened, with her lawyer saying the relatively short extension indicates she will go to trial soon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia extends Brittney Griner’s detention another month

Griner’s lawyer said he believed the relatively short extension of the detention indicated her case would come to trial soon. She has been in detention for nearly three months.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: WNBA star Brittney Griner's detention in Russia

As WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner approaches the three-month mark of her detention in Russia, she has no clear prospect of release

The Independent UK

Father of ex-US marine freed from Russian jail says Ted Cruz did nothing to help return his son

‘I don’t care what or who runs against him, I will work for their campaign to defeat that son of a b****’

The Guardian - US

Russian release fuels hopes for Biden action on US captives held worldwide

The parents of Austin Tice, detained in Syria since 2012, met the president after Moscow freed Trevor Reed – with at least 55 similar cases globally

The Guardian - US

Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia weighs heavy on WNBA as new season starts

As the WNBA tips off its 2022 season on Friday, uncertainty remains over the future of one of the league’s most beloved stars

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