/tags/brittney-griner Brittney Griner en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 09 Dec 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-12-09/brittney-griner-is-back-home-in-the-u-s-after-a-prisoner-swap-with-russia American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-12-09/brittney-griner-is-back-home-in-the-u-s-after-a-prisoner-swap-with-russia Jia Chen, Emily Olson /national-politics/2022-12-08/wnba-star-brittney-griner-has-been-freed-from-a-russian-prison In a tweet, President Biden said the jailed WNBA star was on her way home Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:00:00 GMT /national-politics/2022-12-08/wnba-star-brittney-griner-has-been-freed-from-a-russian-prison Franco Ordoñez /news/2022-11-17/russia-sends-brittney-griner-to-a-penal-colony The U.S. basketball star was transferred to a prison colony in Mordovia — 300 miles southeast of Moscow — to begin serving out a nine-year sentence on drug charges. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-17/russia-sends-brittney-griner-to-a-penal-colony Charles Maynes /world/2022-11-11/a-pussy-riot-member-describes-what-brittney-griner-can-expect-in-russian-penal-colony Maria Alyokhina was sent to a penal colony as a member of the feminist punk collective. Authorities "teach you how to forget your right to choose," she says. She urges Griner "to not forget yourself." Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:00:00 GMT /world/2022-11-11/a-pussy-riot-member-describes-what-brittney-griner-can-expect-in-russian-penal-colony Charles Maynes /news/2022-11-09/u-s-basketball-star-brittney-griner-has-been-sent-to-a-russian-penal-colony Griner has been moved from a detention center outside of Moscow and is being sent to a Russian penal colony to begin serving out her nine-year sentence on drug smuggling charges, her lawyers said. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-09/u-s-basketball-star-brittney-griner-has-been-sent-to-a-russian-penal-colony Charles Maynes /news/2022-10-24/brittney-griners-prison-sentence-is-upheld-in-a-russian-court The decision effectively sends Griner to serve out her nine-year term in a Russian prison colony, even as the U.S. and Russia appear set to reengage in talks for a possible prisoner swap. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-10-24/brittney-griners-prison-sentence-is-upheld-in-a-russian-court Charles Maynes /national/2022-09-16/biden-meets-with-the-families-of-russia-detainees-brittney-griner-and-paul-whelan President Biden has said Griner and Whelan are wrongfully detained in Russia. Griner, a WNBA star, was convicted of marijuana possession, and Whelan, an ex-Marine, was convicted of espionage. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:00:00 GMT /national/2022-09-16/biden-meets-with-the-families-of-russia-detainees-brittney-griner-and-paul-whelan Ayana Archie, Joe Hernandez /news/2022-08-04/a-russian-court-sentences-wnba-star-brittney-griner-to-9-years-on-drug-charges The ruling came nearly six months after Griner was detained. Russia has indicated that any potential deal or prisoner swap to secure her release would have to wait until after a verdict in her case. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-04/a-russian-court-sentences-wnba-star-brittney-griner-to-9-years-on-drug-charges Charles Maynes, Bill Chappell, Rachel Treisman /news/2022-07-28/who-is-viktor-bout-the-russian-prisoner-the-u-s-traded-for-brittney-griner Bout is a Russian who was the world's most notorious arms dealer in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was serving a 25-year prison sentence in Illinois before being freed as part of a U.S.-Russia swap. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:30:48 GMT /news/2022-07-28/who-is-viktor-bout-the-russian-prisoner-the-u-s-traded-for-brittney-griner Greg Myre /news/2022-07-28/u-s-offers-russia-a-deal-for-the-release-of-brittney-griner The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:34:40 GMT /news/2022-07-28/u-s-offers-russia-a-deal-for-the-release-of-brittney-griner The Associated Press