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US basketball player Brittney Griner appears in a Moscow court for her ongoing trial for drug charges. Griner was arrested for cannabis possession at Moscow Airport in March 2022. Her lawyers say they are hoping she will receive a "lenient" sentence. IMAGES
US basketball player Brittney Griner arrives for a hearing in her ongoing trial on drug charges in Russia. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February, just days before Russia invaded Ukraine, and charged with drug smuggling for possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil. The two-time Olympic gold medalist pleaded guilty and faces up to 10 years in a Russian prison. IMAGES
WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner arrives for a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport in February on charges of carrying in her luggage vape cartridges with cannabis oil, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence. IMAGES
Five US citizens freed by Iran arrive in Qatar after a prisoner exchange facilitated by the release of $6 billion in frozen oil proceeds. A Qatari jet carrying the five, along with two relatives, touched down at Doha International Airport just before 5:40 pm local time (1440 GMT). IMAGES
A Qatari jet carrying five US citizens who were held in Iran lands in Doha as part of a prisoner exchange. The United States confirmed a prisoner swap with Iran and said that President Joe Biden had granted clemency to five Iranians jailed or awaiting trial for non-violent crimes. IMAGES
"I would say to everyone that is wrongfully detained right now across the world: stay strong, keep fighting, don't give up," says Brittney Griner, US women's basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury team, as she holds her first press conference since her release from a Russian prison. SOUNDBITE
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