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The U.S. government now considers Brittney Griner to be wrongfully detained by the Russian government, signaling a significant shift in how officials will try to get the WNBA star home.

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Russia's Foreign Ministry criticized the U.S. on Thursday for describing WNBA star Brittney Griner as "wrongfully detained," saying the claim shows disrespect for Russian law, according to AP.. Why it matters: Griner, who has been imprisoned since February, pleaded guilty this month to drug charges that carry up to 10 years in prison. Her trial is set to resume Tuesday; it's unclear how long.

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In saying that Griner is wrongfully detained, the president is alluding to an assessment that is likely underway for another American woman jailed in Russia, Sarah Krivanek, according to Chris.

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4. The U.S. government has now declared that WNBA Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is being "wrongfully detained" by the Russian government and efforts are underway to bring her back home, ESPN reports. U.S. government officials did not disclose the reason for Griner's reclassification. As Blavity previously reported, Griner was.

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Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and charged with illegal possession of cannabis, listens to the reading of the court's verdict in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia.

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Less than three months later, the campaign has grown to include more than 20 families, including relatives of Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who has been sentenced to nine years in a Russian.

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U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a defendants' cage before the verdict.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against her plays out, the State Department said Tuesday. "The U.S. government will continue to undertake efforts.

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WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner awaits the verdict standing in a cage in a courtroom in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. American basketball star Brittney Griner apologized to her family and teams as a Russian court heard closing arguments in her drug possession trial said it expected to.

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The "unlawfully detained" designation opens up several ways to resolve the Griner case. First, the U.S. special envoy may lead international negotiations to secure the basketball star's release.

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The U.S. has now classified WNBA star Brittney Griner as "wrongfully detained" by the Russian government,. [UPDATE: Brittney Griner released from Russian prison 10 months after arrest]

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Griner, a WNBA star, was detained in Russia on Feb. 17, days before the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) WNBA star Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17. Her arrest, incarceration and the fight to bring her home has triggered extensive questions The Times asked an array of.

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The State Department has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being "wrongfully detained by the Russian government," a department official confirmed Tuesday. The change in official.

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The State Department has now classified WNBA star Brittney Griner as wrongfully detained in Russia and her case is being handled by the office of the US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage.

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By Jonathan Abrams and Michael Crowley. May 3, 2022. More than two months after the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner was accused of having drugs in her luggage and taken into custody in Russia, the U.

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Griner is a Black, queer woman being detained in a country where LGBTIQ2S+ rights are shunned and athletes have reason to fear for their safety. Furthermore, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put.