Biden signs executive order to help detainees like Brittney Griner | USA TODAY
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as posted by the channelIn the wake of the ongoing trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner in Russia, the U.S. has signed an executive order to punish captors of Americans abroad.
RELATED: Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russian court to drug charges
The order will allow the government to share more information with families of hostages and allows the administration to sanction those who are involved in wrongfully detaining Americans. The State Department on Tuesday will also issue a new risk indicator for Americans traveling abroad.
The new advisory, known as the “D” indicator — for detention — will inform American travelers of the risk of wrongful detention by a foreign government. Burma, China, North Korea, Iran, Venezuela and Russia will receive that risk indicator.
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