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US basketball star Brittney Griner – who has been held in Russia since February on accusations of drug smuggling – will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, after a Russian court ...
A Russian court has extended the pretrial detention of US basketball star Brittney Griner – held since February on accusations of drug smuggling – by another month, Russian state news agency ...
MOSCOW — WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state-run news agency Tass reported Tuesday. The 31-year-old American basketball player has ...
Russia extends Brittney Griner’s detention to July 2 WNBA star Brittney Griner had her detention extended to July 2 by Russia on Tuesday. She was arrested in February for possessing vape cartridges.
Brittney Griner's Detention in Russia Extended for a Third Time: State Media. The Phoenix Mercury star has been detained for 117 days after authorities allegedly found vape cartridges containing ...
Brittney Griner is ready to open up about her detention in Russia, more than a year after she was arrested in February 2022. “That day was the beginning of an unfathomable period in my life ...
Throughout Brittney Griner's detention in Russia, top WNBA and NBA stars rallied for her on and off the court, putting pressure on the White House to secure her release.
President Joe Biden announced Thursday that Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner has been freed from Russian imprisonment after spending 294 days behind bars on trumped-up drug charges. The Biden ...
Russian authorities paraded WNBA star Brittney Griner in court near Moscow on Friday and extended her pre-trial detention for another month, her lawyer said. Pictures of the hearing in Khimki ...
Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. The U.S. government now considers WNBA star Brittney Griner to be “wrongfully detained” in Russia, the State Department said. “The welfare and ...
Brittney Griner is finally free after a dramatic prisoner swap. The WNBA star had been held by Russia for most of this year on a minor drug offense, and was serving 9 years in a prison camp. But ...
Brittney Griner recounts 'degrading' and 'dirty' conditions of Russian detention NPR's Juana Summers speaks with WNBA star Brittney Griner about her new memoir, Coming Home.