Is American Brittney Griner a political prisoner in Russia?
Clip: 3/18/2022 | 7m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Is American basketball star Brittney Griner a political prisoner in Russia?
Amid the U.S.-Russia conflict, there's mounting concern about the detention of American Brittney Griner, a professional women's basketball star who plays in Russia and has been held there since February. Many are now asking if she's a political prisoner. Washington Post columnist Jason Rezaian, who was unjustly imprisoned in Iran for 544 days before his 2016 release, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.
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Is American Brittney Griner a political prisoner in Russia?
Clip: 3/18/2022 | 7m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Amid the U.S.-Russia conflict, there's mounting concern about the detention of American Brittney Griner, a professional women's basketball star who plays in Russia and has been held there since February. Many are now asking if she's a political prisoner. Washington Post columnist Jason Rezaian, who was unjustly imprisoned in Iran for 544 days before his 2016 release, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.
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