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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

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

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 · Oct 27, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

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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 · Oct 26, 2022

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USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 26, 2022

Kremlin says Griner prisoner swap must be negotiated behind closed doors

The Kremlin on Wednesday said that a potential prisoner exchange with the United States to free U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia on drug smuggling charges, can only be negotiated quietly.

Reuters · Oct 26, 2022

Brittney Griner is a 'hostage' in Russian jail as WNBPA releases scathing statement

WNBA star Brittney Griner had her appeal denied after she was arrested in Russia for smuggling hashish oil back in February and sentenced to nine years in prison

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

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White House blasts Brittney Griner’s appeal hearing as a ‘sham’

President Joe Biden said U.S. efforts to secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner are ongoing but have not swayed the Kremlin, hours after a Russian court rejected her appeal of a nine-year drug smuggling sentence.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

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 · Oct 25, 2022

Russian Court Denies Appeal From Brittney Griner

The WNBA player's nine-year sentence was upheld on Tuesday, paving the way for her transfer to a Russian penal colony.

Reason · Oct 25, 2022

U.S. in 'constant contact' with Russia about Griner, Biden says

The United States is in "constant contact" with Moscow about Brittney Griner, the U.S. WNBA basketball star being held in Russia, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, after her appeal against a nine-year sentence for drug smuggling was denied.

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022

Griner Appeal Rejected: National Security Adviser Shares Statement

The U.S. government is reportedly still working with Russia on a possible prisoner exchange.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 25, 2022

WNBA star Brittney Griner has appeal over jail term rejected by Russian court

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner has had her appeal denied after she was arrested in Russia for smuggling hashish oil back in February and sentenced to nine years in prison

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

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.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 25, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

Russian court rejects appeal of jailed US basketball star Griner

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by WNBA star Brittney Griner against her nine-year sentence for drug smuggling, Interfax reported.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 25, 2022

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The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Brittney Griner: Russian court rejects appeal of nine-year prison sentence for drug possession

The WNBA star’s defence had requested an acquittal or reduction in her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession

Axios · Oct 25, 2022

Russian court rejects Brittney Griner's appeal

She is expected to be moved to a penal colony, where she'll serve a nine-year prison sentence.

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The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Brittney Griner news – live: WNBA star’s hearing branded ‘sham’ as court upholds nine-year prison sentence

The Russian court said that the remaining time the 32-year-old WNBA star must serve will be recalculated based on her pre-trial detention

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022

U.S. basketball star Griner urges Russian court to reduce her sentence, apologises

U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday urged Russian appeal judges to reduce her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs in the form of cannabis oil used in vapes.

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022

U.S. basketball star Griner's lawyer tells Russian court her 9-year term is excessive, seeks acquittal

A lawyer for U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday told judges hearing her appeal that her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs in the form of a vape cartridge was excessive, and asked the court to acquit her.

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022

Prosecutor in Griner case tells Russian appeal court her 9-year term is fair

U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday heard the Russian state prosecutor in her appeal hearing tell the judges that her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs was "fair".

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022

U.S. basketball star Griner's 9-year drug sentence upheld in Russia

A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, paving the way for her to be sent to a penal colony, in a court case that Washington has called "sham."

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Brittney Griner appeal – live: WNBA star apologies to Russia court in last-ditch attempt to avoid penal colony

Griner ‘does not expect any miracles’ in appeal against nine-year sentence, her team says

Sports Illustrated · Oct 24, 2022

Report: U.S., Russia Have Discussed Brittney Griner ‘In Recent Days’

The WNBA star has been wrongfully detained for 249 days as of Monday.

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