The Latest Breaking News from Mordovia

US envoy to Russia visits detained American Paul Whelan in prison- embassy

U.S. ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy on Thursday visited American citizen Paul Whelan in the prison he has been held in Mordovia in eastern Russia, the U.S. embassy said.

Reuters · May 4, 2023

Brittney Griner returns to basketball court after prison release but "undecided" on WNBA

WNBA star Brittney Griner has picked up a basketball after being freed from a Russian prison, but is yet to confirm her future in the sport after a whirlwind 2022

Daily Mirror · Dec 12, 2022

Brittney Griner facing 'terrible' life at remote penal colony in Russia

The inmates at IK-2 penal colony rise at 6 a.m. each day for a breakfast of milk porridge, bread and tea. Soon they leave their barracks at this aging facility about 300 miles southeast of Moscow, in the isolated republic of Mordovia.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 4, 2022

Russia sends Brittney Griner to a penal colony

The U.S. basketball star was transferred to a prison colony in Mordovia — 300 miles southeast of Moscow — to begin serving out a nine-year sentence on drug charges.

WEKU · Nov 17, 2022

Brittney Griner is moved to Russian penal colony

Griner was transferred to a penal colony in Mordovia, about 210 miles east of Moscow, after a Russian court last month rejected her appeal of her sentence.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2022

US basketball star Griner begins serving sentence in Russian penal colony

US basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony and begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession, her lawyers and agent said Thursday.

France 24 · Nov 17, 2022

Brittney Griner taken to penal colony in Russia's Mordovia region - lawyers

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to a penal colony in the Russian region of Mordovia, her lawyers said in a statement on Thursday.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022

Report: Griner Moved to Penal Colony in Russia’s Mordovia Region

She was sentenced to nine years in a penal colony by a Russian court in August.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 17, 2022

Brittney Griner transferred to Russian penal colony

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, facing nine years behind bars in Russia after being convicted on drug charges, has been transferred to a penal colony about 500 km (300 miles) southeast of Moscow, her lawyers said on Thursday.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022