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| - | An advocate for a Russian prison rights group has said Brittney Griner's American nationality will be a 'disadvantage' in the already-brutal penal colony system, while her sexuality will also make her a 'threat' within the prison.<br>Griner - who has been in Russian custody since February for allegedly being found with cannabis oil - was moved to a penal colony from a detention center on November 4 according to her legal team.<br>And while it's unclear which penal colony the WNBA star has been transferred too, she faces the prospect of leaving the colony 'as a different person' according to Olga Romanova of group Russia Behind Bars.<br> <br> Speaking toearlier this month - before news broke of Griner's move to the colony - Romanova painted a wholly bleak picture of the conditions the basketball player will endure.<br>Interestingly, she said women's colonies are believed to be more dangerous than men's in her line of work, as the former lacks the 'unspoken rules of behavior' and 'unofficial power brokers' of the latter. <br> Brittney Griner holds a picture of her team as she's held in a prison cell in August of this year<br>'Everyone is up for themselves there. Everything goes — you can betray, you can abuse. There are no rules of behavior.<br>'I don't think anyone would protect her. Americans won't believe me, but human rights don't exist in Russian colonies — no right to health, dignity or life. Nothing, forget it.'<br><br>Griner's appeal of her nine-year prison sentence was rejected by the Russian government last month, and her lawyers said Wednesday that she didn't know exactly where their client was. <br>According to Amnesty International, trips to a colony 'can take from two weeks to a month or more,' with the journeys being described as 'cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.' <br>Inmates in penal colonies face poor sanitation, food shortages, limited healthcare access, and even physical and sexual violence in penal colonies, according to the State Department.<br>Prisoners are also subject to extremely long workdays, while Romanova said Griner is 'likely to be jumped in the bathrooms' and hear 'slurs no one ever should hear.'<br>'The Russian government taught people long ago that Americans are the enemy of humankind,' she said.<br> Griner's legal efforts to avoid her nine-year prison sentence in a penal colony were exhausted<br>While there is significant concern for freeing Griner - who the US State department have determined to be wrongfully detained - there hasn't appeared to be much progress made on that front.<br>President Joe Biden said the US government has not 'been meeting with positive response' from Russia despite their continued efforts to free Griner, while Russia has not been willing to engage on a prisoner swap that would see her released.<br><br> 'As we work to secure Brittney Griner's release, we expect Russian authorities to provide our Embassy officials with regular access to all US citizens detained in Russia, including Brittney, as is their obligation, a statement from the State Department read Tuesday. <br>'Ensuring the health and welfare of US citizen detainees in Russia is a priority, and we will continue to press for fair and transparent treatment for them all.'<br> Griner's legal team was not sure of her exact whereabouts earlier this week<br> A view of the penal colony where Maria Alyokhina, jailed member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, was held is seen in Nizhny Novgorod on December 19, 2013<br>The US government has approached Russia about swaps regarding both Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan, who was arrested in the country in 2018 on espionage charges.<br>But while Russia has seemingly resisted the US' efforts to get Griner home, there is previous precedent for a prisoner swap between the two nations.<br>The Biden administration carried out a prisoner swap in April, with Moscow releasing Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for the US releasing a Russian pilot, Konstantin Yaroshenko, convicted in a drug trafficking conspiracy.<br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Moscow also has protested the arrest of another Russian currently in US custody, Alexander Vinnik, who was accused of laundering billions of dollars via an illicit cryptocurrency exchange. 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'It has been an honor to celebrate many milestones, historic occasions and create memories with my family here at the White House, none more special than my engagement to my amazing fiancé Michael!' the Georgetown Law graduate wrote.
BRUSSELS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Belgium, Greece, Italy and best private tours in Delphi greece Poland on Friday threatened to block a new set of European Union steps to alleviate an acute energy crunch because they are angry that a gas price cap is not among detailed proposals, diplomats said.
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Mar-a-Lago was finally buzzing with activity on Friday morning after being closed right before Hurricane Nicole smashed into the eastern side of Florida late Wednesday as a Category 1 storm, causing five deaths.
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But they could if they build a broader coalition among most of the EU states that have been calling for months for a gas cap to bring down high market prices. The four countries cannot block an agreement on their own.
The disagreement weakens the EU's response to an acute energy crunch, best day trips Thessaloniki related to Russia's war against Ukraine and driving record-high inflation in the bloc, which now faces a new recession before it has had time to fully recover from the COVID pandemic.
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