Brittney Griner Home With Family After 10 Months in Russia
“It feels so good to be home!”
Americans detained abroad
Brittney Griner Has Been Transferred To A Penal Colony In Russia’s Mordovia Region
In a statement made to the press, the detained WNBA star’s lawyers Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov said that Griner “is doing as well as could be expected and trying to stay strong as she adapts to a new environment.”
U.S. Officials Have Met With Brittney Griner, White House & State Department Say
“They saw firsthand her tenacity and perseverance despite her present circumstances,” a State Department spokesperson said on Twitter.
Brittney Griner’s Appeal Rejected By Russian Court
The sentence “is excessive and contradicts … the existing court practices,” Griner’s legal team alleged in Tuesday’s statement.
Brittney Griner Sends Message From Prison On Her 32nd Birthday
“Thank you everyone for fighting so hard to get me home,” Griner said in a statement released through her lawyers on Tuesday.
Russia Has No Plans To Release Brittney Griner, According To Russian State Official
Griner’s release is “not the main issue that we are concerned about,” an aide to Vladimir Putin said on state-run television Sunday night.
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