Why Jason Rezaian is scared for Brittney Griner
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Today on Post Reports, we talk to our colleague Jason Rezaian about WNBA star Brittney Griner\\u2019s detention in Russia. Rezaian, who was unjustly held in Iran for 544 days, fears that Griner is being held as a geopolitical bargaining chip.
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Post opinions writer Jason Rezaian is very concerned about Brittney Griner.
When he heard of her arrest, he says, his first thought was, \\u201cThis sounds a lot like what happened to me.\\u201d
Rezaian was arrested in 2014, and his case became a bargaining chip in nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran.
Given the timing of Griner\\u2019s arrest, Rezaian says it could be tied to sanctions from the United States in response to Russia\\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. His opinions, he says, are informed by a new reality: More Americans are being wrongfully detained abroad, especially in moments of tension or conflict.
Watch The Post\\u2019s short documentary \\u201cBring Them Home,\\u201d an intimate look at one family in this situation.
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