The former New Mexico governor advised the family of one American freed from Russia and says he can help Ms. Griner and Mr. Whelan.
Tag: Political Prisoners
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Brittney Griner’s Prison Term Is Upheld by Russian Court
The W.N.B.A. athlete is facing nine years in a Russian prison on a drug charge. A prisoner swap may be her only path home.
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Why People Are Flocking to a Symbol of Taiwan’s Authoritarian Past
At a museum dedicated to Taiwan’s not-so-distant authoritarian past, Taiwanese see China’s present, and a dark vision of one possible future under autocratic rule.
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Brittney Griner Doesn’t Expect ‘Miracles to Happen’ With Her Appeal
If the appeals court won’t overrule Ms. Griner’s verdict, it will come into force and she will be sent to a penal colony.
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How a Prison Fire Unfolded in Iran
The cause of the fire last weekend remains unclear, but witnesses and families of prisoners say that the authorities had been bracing for unrest in the notorious Evin Prison in northern Tehran.