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Brittney Griner was transported to IK-2 Mordovia, the WORST penal colony in Russia.

- 16 hours work days
- prisoners sew uniforms for the Russian army and police & getting injured bc of the outdated equipment
- beatings x torture are common
- medical care practically not exist
- when not working in sweatshops, prisoners are subjected to heavy physical labor like digging trenches, breaking up frozen coal or manually sawing giant logs
- if a prisoner refuses to work, they're sent to a solitary confinement, a freezing cold tiny cell
- prisoners share barracks with 100 other people, with only 3-5 toilets for all, and no hot water
- shower (and hot water) once a week

Russian prison system wasn't reformed since GULAG times, if you want to get a peak into it, read Shalamov or Solzhenitsyn.

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Brittney Griner: Victim of Putin's white supremacist farright culture war / instrumentalised for the dirty war in Ukraine.
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Our full statement here: facebook.com/39441104407259… Image
Brittney Griner is. 31yrs old Black / African (American) woman from Texas. While on a visit to do with her professional basketball career she was detained by Putin in Moscow on the 17 Feb this year (2022). Image
She was apparently said to be carrying some hash oil which is legal in the usa but illegal in Russia. She was 'legally' kidnapped and held in prison by Putin, the person and humanity of Brittney Griner has been used by Putin for his twisted racist culture war .. Image
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Olympic gold medalist and WNBA all-star Brittney Griner's wrongful detention began 132 days ago. That detention has been extended until December. I've been reporting on Griner since March 5 when her arrest was revealed. New story later today with updates from Russia, State Dept.
Brittney Griner is one of the world's greatest women basketball players. She has been playing for a Russian team in the off-season for years and won 5 championships there. A staunch lesbian activist, she is under threat. Her detention is purely political.
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You can read background on her case in this story of mine here:
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epgn.com/2022/05/04/bri…
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