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Russian court upholds Brittney Griner’s nine-year sentence

US basketball star’s appeal rejected by Moscow court in what the White House calls ‘another sham judicial proceeding’.

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Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence upheld by Russian court

The Texas basketball star had asked for a suspended sentence. The White House is calling for her release.

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Brittney Griner Appeal Rejected by Russia

A Russian court made its decision amid reported negotiations with the U.S.

Sports Illustrated

Griner's lawyer hopes she can be exchanged in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's Russian lawyer said on Tuesday that she and her team hoped she could be released in a prisoner exchange with the United States.

Reuters

Russian court rejects appeal of jailed US basketball star Griner

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by WNBA star Brittney Griner against her nine-year sentence for drug smuggling, Interfax reported.

Tribune News Service

U.S. working to bring Griner home after 'sham' Russian hearing, Sullivan says

The United States will continue to engage with Russia to bring home jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, after a Russian court on Tuesday upheld her nine-year drug sentence.

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Brittney Griner: Russian court rejects appeal of nine-year prison sentence for drug possession

The WNBA star’s defence had requested an acquittal or reduction in her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession

The Independent UK

White House Calls Russia's Ruling To Uphold Brittney Griner's Prison Sentence 'A Sham'

A Russian court upheld Brittney Griner’s sentence on drug smuggling charges, clearing the way for her to serve nine years in a penal colony unless the U.S.

Benzinga

Russian court rejects Brittney Griner's appeal

She is expected to be moved to a penal colony, where she'll serve a nine-year prison sentence.

Axios

Russian court upholds US basketball star Brittney Griner's 9-year prison sentence

A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.

France 24

Brittney Griner news – live: WNBA star’s hearing branded ‘sham’ as court upholds nine-year prison sentence

The Russian court said that the remaining time the 32-year-old WNBA star must serve will be recalculated based on her pre-trial detention

The Independent UK

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal rejected by Russian court

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year prison sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs.

Reuters

U.S. basketball star Griner urges Russian court to reduce her sentence, apologises

U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday urged Russian appeal judges to reduce her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs in the form of cannabis oil used in vapes.

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U.S. basketball star Griner's lawyer tells Russian court her 9-year term is excessive, seeks acquittal

A lawyer for U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday told judges hearing her appeal that her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs in the form of a vape cartridge was excessive, and asked the court to acquit her.

Reuters

Prosecutor in Griner case tells Russian appeal court her 9-year term is fair

U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner on Tuesday heard the Russian state prosecutor in her appeal hearing tell the judges that her nine-year jail sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs was "fair".

Evening Standard

Russian court rejects US basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal over jail sentence

She was convicted and jailed on August 4 on charges of possessing and smuggling drugs

The Independent UK

Russian court hears appeal by Griner against 9-year sentence

A Russian court has started hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession

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Reuters

U.S. basketball star Griner's 9-year drug sentence upheld in Russia

A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, paving the way for her to be sent to a penal colony, in a court case that Washington has called "sham."

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner appeal – live: WNBA star apologies to Russia court in last-ditch attempt to avoid penal colony

Griner ‘does not expect any miracles’ in appeal against nine-year sentence, her team says

Sports Illustrated

Report: U.S., Russia Have Discussed Brittney Griner ‘In Recent Days’

The WNBA star has been wrongfully detained for 249 days as of Monday.

The Independent UK

What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why is she detained in Russia?

The basketball star has been detained in Moscow for five months and counting

Benzinga

Brittney Griner Appeals 9-Year Sentence Tuesday And Loses: What's Next? Russian Penal Colony Or Prisoner Swap?

Griner’s lawyers Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov urged the three-judge panel on Tuesday to acquit or reduce her sentence but instead, they upheld

WEKU

Brittney Griner will appeal her prison sentence in Russia on Tuesday

"Brittney does not expect any miracles to happen but hopes that the appeal court will hear the arguments of the defense and reduce the term," her lawyers said in a statement.

The Independent UK

Kyrie Irving sparks chants after telling Biden ‘to do his job’ and free Brittney Griner

The WNBA star celebrated her 32nd birthday this week while locked in a Russian detention center

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