The Latest Breaking News from Brittany Griner

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Broadcasting & Cable · Mar 31, 2024

Protesters condemn Iran prisoner swap as Raisi speaks to United Nations in New York

Ebrahim Raisi and Joe Biden both spoke at the General Assembly on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

State Department formally accuses Russia of wrongfully detaining jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich

Longtime Moscow embed was arrested on 29 March and accused of espionage

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

Blinken says he spoke to Russia FM about detained Americans

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has spoken to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and urged Moscow to accept a U.S. proposal to release two Americans detained in Russia

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022

Adam Silver Discusses NBA’s Role in Securing Griner’s Release

The NBA commissioner said that the league is “working in lockstep with the U.S. government and outside experts.”

Sports Illustrated · Jun 3, 2022

WNBPA Shares Statement on Brittney Griner, Backs ‘We Are BG’ Petition

Saturday marks 100 days since the Mercury star has been “wrongfully detained” in Russia.

Sports Illustrated · May 28, 2022