a security officer in the unrest. human rights groups have warned, more hangings are imminent us basketball star, brittany griner scene here in red, has been freed from russian custody as part of a prisoner swap. she was exchanged for notorious russian arms dealer, victor boot at abu dhabi airport. the 2 time olympic gold medalist was arrested in moscow in february and sentenced to 9 years on drug charges. $200.00 in the us congress has approved a landmark bill protecting same sex marriages. president joe biden is expected to sign the measure into law quickly. the draft legislation passed the senate last week. after months of negotiation. it comes in it concerns that the supreme court could reverse. it's 2015 decision to legalize same sex marriages. this is dw news from berlin. there's lots more on our website at d, w dot com. ah, and the almost 3 months since the death of gena masa armine over 400 protesters have been killed, with an 18000 have been arrested, and 11, have been sentenced to death and show trials without any due process or access to proper legal representation. now the iranian regime and its disregard for its citizens, basic human rights of hits, a tragic no. lo and the early hours of thursday, this man 23 year old mawson shikari, was hanged. and while this is the 1st known execution in relation to the mass demonstrations rights groups, fear that if there is no robust international response. now many more will follow article freely him berlin. and this is the day.