Russia frees US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap
Moscow says Griner was traded for Viktor Bout, a Russian former arms dealer convicted and jailed in the United States.
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What is a penal colony? Brittney Griner follows Navalny and Pussy Riot to notorious ‘concentration camp’ prison
The WNBA star’s lawyers said their client will be transferred to a Russian penal colony in the next few months
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What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why was she detained in Russia?
The basketball star was finally released on 8 December after being detained in Moscow for 10 months
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What is a penal colony? Brittney Griner follows Navalny and Pussy Riot to notorious ‘concentration camp’ prison
The WNBA star’s lawyers said their client will be transferred to a Russian penal colony in the next few months
The Independent UK ·
What is a penal colony? Brittney Griner follows Navalny and Pussy Riot to notorious ‘concentration camp’ prison
The WNBA star’s lawyers said their client will be transferred to a Russian penal colony in the next few months
The Independent UK ·
Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence upheld by Russian court
The Texas basketball star had asked for a suspended sentence. The White House is calling for her release.
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Russian court hears appeal by Griner against 9-year sentence
A Russian court has started hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession
The Independent UK ·
What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why is she detained in Russia?
The basketball star has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting
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Kyrie Irving sparks chants after telling Biden ‘to do his job’ and free Brittney Griner
The WNBA star celebrated her 32nd birthday this week while locked in a Russian detention center
The Independent UK ·
When is Brittney Griner’s appeal hearing and what does it mean for WNBA star?
The appeal hearing will be held on 25 October
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