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BBC OS: 2022/12/08 16:06 GMT: Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap

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Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap

2022/12/08 16:06 GMT

2022/12/08 16:06 GMT: Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap

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The US basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed from prison in Russia

The US basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed from prison in Russia.

The US and Russia have exchanged jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, held in an American prison for 12 years.  The star -- a double Olympic gold medal winner -- was arrested in Russia in February when cannabis oil vapes were found in her bags. We explain how the exchange happened and speak to Griner's fellow basketball players.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released the first episodes of their Netflix series. We look at some of the key points and revelations so far and bring together journalists to reflect on the accusations by Prince Harry of press intrusion.

Iran has announced the first execution of a protester convicted over the recent anti-government unrest. We hear more from BBC Persian. 

We continue to look at life in Haiti and bring together two women to share what it is like living day to day amid gang violence. 

(Photo: Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a defendants' cage during the reading of the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022. Credit: Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/File Photo/Reuters)

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