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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Buncombe

Brittney Griner: Rev Al Sharpton calls on Putin to put fate of basketball star above ‘national boundaries’

EPA

The Rev Al Sharpton has called on the Russian authorities to put the fate of Brittney Griner above the concerns of “national boundaries”.

Speaking in Chicago alongide the player’s wife, Cherelle Griner, the veteran civil rights activist said Griner was a “champion” whose talents were recognised internationally.

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