Timeline of Brittney Griner's detention in Russia as US secures …
WEBDec 8, 2022 · WNBA star Brittney Griner was released this week in a prisoner exchange with Russia, where she has been detained since Feb. 17 and was sentenced to nine years in Russia prison after she was found guilty of drug charges. The U.S. classified Griner as "wrongfully detained" in May and has been working for months to secure her freedom.
Brittney Griner Timeline of Detention and Trial in Russia | TIME
WEBJul 1, 2022 · O n Aug. 4, 31-year-old WNBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for more than five months, was sentenced to nine years in prison for charges of...
WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in ... - CNN
WEBDec 8, 2022 · WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention, President Joe Biden said Thursday. Griner was released in a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The...
Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia and her …
WEBMay 6, 2024 · Griner has now written a new memoir, Coming Home, in which she recounts being mentally and physically humiliated by guards, of the constant pain from squeezing her 6-foot-9 frame into cramped...
What We Know About Brittney Griner’s Release From Russia
WEBDec 17, 2022 · Brittney Griner, a W.N.B.A. star and two-time Olympic gold medalist who had been detained in Russia since February on drug charges, was released from custody on Dec. 8 in a prisoner swap with...
What to know about the prisoner exchange that freed Brittney Griner - CNN
WEBDec 8, 2022 · WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday was freed from Russian detention after a prisoner exchange for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Brittney Griner's detention hearing: Live updates | AP News
WEBMay 14, 2022 · MOSCOW (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner had her pre-trial detention in Russia extended by one month Friday, her lawyer said. Alexander Boykov told The Associated Press he thinks the relatively short extension …
Brittney Griner tells The Cut she ‘worried someone might shoot …
WEBMay 7, 2024 · Brittney Griner feared that her plane would be shot down after she was released from detention in Russia, the WNBA star said in a new interview with The Cut.
Brittney Griner appears in Russian court, and her detention is ... - NPR
WEBJun 27, 2022 · Griner was arrested on Feb. 17, after authorities at a Moscow area airport allegedly found cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage — prompting a criminal charge of smuggling drugs into Russia....
WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in prison by …
WEBAug 4, 2022 · A Russian court found WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty of drug charges on Thursday and sentenced her to to nine years in prison. The 31-year-old Griner, who plays professional basketball in Russia ...