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What is the Russian penal colony where Brittney Griner was sent?

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Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia to serve her nine-year sentence for drug possession. The two-time Olympic gold medallist was arrested at Moscow's airport for having banned vape cartridges containing cannabis oil on February 17, a week before Russia's war in Ukraine. There are about 700 penal colonies in Russia and nearly half a million prisoners.

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Al Jazeera

What is the Russian penal colony where Brittney Griner was sent?

US basketball star Brittney Griner was moved to a Russian penal colony infamous for harsh conditions and forced labour.

1 year ago·Qatar

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People

Brittney Griner Getting Sent to the Harshest Type of Russian Prison for Women

"It's not an easy life in a settlement colony, but it's a lot harsher in a general regime colony" Natalia Filimonovna, from the NGO Russia Behind Bars, tells PEOPLE

1 year ago·United States

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Houston Chronicle

What Brittney Griner will face inside a Russian penal colony

What Brittney Griner faces inside Russian prison system.

1 year ago·Houston, United States

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The GrowthOp

Pussy Riot member who spent two years in a penal colony in Russia on what Brittney Griner could face

A member of the Russian feminist group Pussy Riot, who spent two years in penal colony, says Griner could face labour camp-type conditions

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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Nashville PRIDE, Inc.

Russia Transfers Brittney Griner to Dreaded Penal Colony - Nashville PRIDE, Inc.

Russian authorities have transferred Brittney Griner to the country’s dreaded penal colony, a move that, while expected, she and her family had…The post Russia Transfers Brittney Griner to Dreaded Penal Colony appeared first on Nashville PRIDE, Inc..

1 year ago

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Grid News

What will life in a Russian penal colony be like for Brittney Griner?

After nearly nine months in a Moscow detention center, the American basketball star Brittney Griner is being transferred to a Russian penal colony. Experts tell Grid what that may look like.

1 year ago

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