Russian Opposition Activists Face Imprisonment and Exile

Vadim Prokhorov, a lawyer for Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was jailed for 25 years this week, has fled Russia after receiving a warning that there was "interest" in him. Prokhorov has defended several high-profile Kremlin critics, including Alexei Navalny and Ilya Yashin. Meanwhile, an interior ministry driver is facing a long jail term for spreading "fake news" about the war in a personal phone call. Russia's attempts to silence criticism of its invasion of Ukraine continue to yield harsh consequences.