The W.N.B.A. star, who has been detained in Russia since February, is facing nine years in a Russian prison on a drug charge.
Tag: Political Prisoners
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Brittney Griner Transferred to Penal Colony Outside Moscow, Lawyers Say
The W.N.B.A. star, who has been detained in Russia since February, is facing nine years in a Russian prison on a drug charge.
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Alexei Navalny Says He Has Been Placed in Permanent Solitary Confinement
The Russian opposition leader has been jailed since March 2021 after surviving an assassination attempt that American intelligence agencies blamed on Russian security agents.
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The Most Eloquent Speaker at the Climate Summit Is Alaa Abd El Fattah
The British and American governments are not doing enough to free the writer and activist who is on a hunger strike in an Egyptian prison.
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Hosting Climate Summit Is Both Opportunity and Risk for Egypt
The COP27 meeting next week allows a debt-wracked African country to champion climate needs of poorer nations. But it also puts Egypt under scrutiny.