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Russian convicted illegal arms dealer
Available reporting shows Brittney Griner was arrested in February 2022 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after Russian customs officials said they found cannabis‑derived vape cartridges in her luggage...
has described her nearly 10‑month detention in as dehumanizing, physically harsh and punctuated by sexualized humiliation from guards; she has recounted unsanitary, cramped quarters, forced labor and ...
Brittney Griner says she spent nearly 300 days in Russian custody and described “less than human” conditions — including lack of soap, toilet paper, crowded barracks, forced labor and suicidal thought...
Reports linking Brittney Griner to an arrest in Belgium are not supported by the timeline and reporting about her known 2022 arrest in Russia; Griner was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on F...
Available reporting and timelines show Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia in February 2022 on drug-possession charges (vape cartridges with cannabis oil) and later released in a prisoner swap in D...
Brittney Griner was playing basketball in Russia because many WNBA players — including Griner — sign with overseas clubs during the WNBA off‑season for substantially higher pay and additional playing ...
The U.S. secured Brittney Griner’s release from Russia on 8–9 December 2022 through a negotiated, one-for-one prisoner exchange that flew Griner from Moscow to Abu Dhabi in return for convicted Russia...
The assembled analyses describe a clear shift: the Biden administration has pursued , a practice framed as pragmatic recovery of Americans but criticized as creating incentives for further hostage-tak...