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Thursday's headlines: Junior doctor facing deportation and prison officer probed for sectarian incident

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President Biden Releases Statement After Brittney Griner’s Sentencing

The Russian court sentenced the WNBA star to nine years in prison and a fine of 1 million rubles (approximately $16,500).

Sports Illustrated

Griner sentence 'compounds the injustice' of wrongful detention - Blinken

The nine-year prison sentence given to U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in Russia "compounds the injustice of her wrongful detention," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

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Russian judge sentences US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison

US BASKETBALL star Brittney Griner has been convicted in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison following a politically…

The National (Scotland)

Blinken likely seek out Lavrov after Griner sentencing, White House says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will likely try to speak with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a meeting in Cambodia, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday after U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison on drugs charges in…

Reuters

Joe Biden says Brittney Griner verdict is ‘unacceptable’ and Russia must ‘release her immediately’

“We cannot expect a prisoner exchange to happen soon. There is an appeals process, and Russia has to be willing to negotiate with the US,” remarked a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania on Twitter

The Independent UK

WNBA's Griner convicted at Russian drug trial, sentenced to 9 years

A judge in Russia has convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling and sentenced her to nine years in prison

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Texan basketball star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years after being found guilty in Russian drug case

Griner’s allies remain hopeful President Joe Biden will secure a prisoner swap, much like he did earlier this year with another Texan, ex-Marine Trevor Reed.

The Texas Tribune

Fans poured in support for Brittney Griner after Russian authorities sentenced WNBA star to 9 years in prison

Free Brittney Griner. Free Brittney Griner. Free Brittney Griner.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ian Huntley now - double life, prison attacks and whinges over jail meals

Soham murderer Ian Huntley, who killed 10-year-old girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman two decades ago, has been attacked by fellow prisoners and 'accepted he's not getting out'

Daily Mirror

Russian court convicts WNBA star Griner on drug charges

A Moscow court sentenced WNBA player Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison on drug charges, raising the stakes in deadlocked talks between Russia and the U.S. on a possible prisoner exchange involving the basketball star.

Tribune News Service

U.S. diplomat says Griner sentence 'a miscarriage of justice'

Chargé d'affaires of the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Elizabeth Rood, said on Thursday that the 9 year prison sentence given to U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner had been "a miscarriage of justice".

Reuters

US basketball player Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in prison by Russian court

Russian state prosecutors had requested 9.5 years in prison for Ms Griner, who said in her closing remarks that bringing the vape cartridges into Russia had been "an honest mistake".

ABC News

Biden says basketball star Griner's sentencing in Russian trial is "unacceptable"

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the sentencing of basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drugs charges in Russia was "unacceptable" and called on Moscow to release her immediately.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Russian Court finds Brittney Griner guilty, gives WNBA star 9-year sentence

Attention now turns to the possibility of a high-stakes prisoner swap that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken proposed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The Independent UK

A look at Brittney Griner's career on, off basketball court

Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug possession

Sports Illustrated

Report: Brittney Griner Sentenced to Nine Years in Russian Prison

The WNBA star was first detained in February at a Moscow airport.

Reuters

Griner sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia

A Russian court on Thursday sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years prison on drugs charges, after finding her guilty of narcotics possession and smuggling for bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia.

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Tribune News Service

Russian prosecutors ask to jail Brittney Griner for 9 1/2 years

Russian prosecutors asked a judge to jail WNBA player Brittney Griner for nine and 1/2 years on drug charges Thursday, close to the maximum, as talks between Russia and the U.S. on a possible prisoner exchange involving the basketball star remain deadlocked.

Axios

Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian drug trial

Griner's conviction comes nearly six months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport in February.

The Guardian - US

Russian court jails US basketball player Brittney Griner for nine years on drug charges

Griner sentenced and fined 1m roubles in politically charged verdict that could lead to prisoner swap with the US

Reuters

Venezuela opposition leader sentenced to 8 years in prison: lawyer

Former Venezuela opposition lawmaker Juan Requesens was sentenced to eight years in prison for alleged involvement in the 2018 explosion of two drones at an event attended by President Nicolas Maduro, his lawyer said on Thursday.

Irish Mirror

Irish Prison Service abandoned project to electronically tag prisoners after spending more than €850,000

An internal paper said when the project had first begun, it was hoped major savings could be made

Bangkok Post

Russian court: US basketball star Griner guilty

KHIMKI (RUSSIA): Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested that United States basketball star Brittney Griner be sentenced to nine and a half years in prison on drug smuggling charges.

The Guardian - UK

Russian prosecutors demand more than nine years in jail for Brittney Griner

Verdict on case of US basketball player expected on Thursday evening, says her lawyer

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