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Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a penal colony in Omsk after spending three weeks in various detention centers. Upon arrival, he was immediately placed in a "punishment cell" for an alleged offense committed in another "punishment cell" in Omsk. Kara-Murza is facing charges of treason and a potential 25-year sentence.
Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was sentenced to 25 years on treason charges and for criticizing Moscow's Ukraine offensive, has been brought to a maximum-security Siberian prison to serve his punishment. Kara-Murza, a dual Russian-British citizen, was placed in an isolation cell upon arrival. His lawyers and family have expressed concerns about his fragile health due to a nerve condition caused by two poisoning attempts. The lengthy sentence and crackdown on dissent highlight the ongoing repression of opposition figures in Russia.
Russian opposition politician, Vladimir Kara-Murza, has been sentenced to 25 years in a high-security prison for his public criticism of President Vladimir Putin and Russia's war on Ukraine. Kara-Murza's wife, Evgenia, who lives in the US with their three children, fears for her safety if she travels to Russia. The UK Foreign Office has announced sanctions against one judge and two investigators involved in Kara-Murza's trial, as well as two Federal Security Service (FSB) agents suspected of links to his sudden, critical illness in 2015 and 2017 caused by a toxin that has never been identified.
Vadim Prokhorov, the lawyer who defended Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, has fled Russia after receiving warnings that he could be jailed. Prokhorov has defended a string of prominent Kremlin critics in court over the years, including Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin, and Boris Nemtsov. The trial was widely condemned by the international community, with the UK announcing Friday it was sanctioning five Russians linked to Kara-Murza’s arrest and alleged poisoning. At least eight lawyers who have defended Russian journalists and opposition activists have been designated “foreign agents” by the Russian authorities.
Russian opposition figure and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of spreading "disinformation" about the Russian army, collaborating with an "undesirable" organization, and committing high treason. Kara-Murza has been attacked four times by the Putin regime, including two poisonings. The idea of a prisoner exchange has been proposed, including Kara-Murza, American citizen Paul Whelan, and Evan Gorshkovich for Julian Assange. The fragility of Kara-Murza's health in the face of his 25-year sentence accelerates the need to secure his release.
Russian opposition figure and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of spreading "disinformation" about the Russian army, collaborating with an "undesirable" organization, and committing high treason. Kara-Murza has been attacked four times by the Putin regime, including two poisonings. The idea of a prisoner exchange has been proposed, including Kara-Murza, American citizen Paul Whelan, and Evan Gorshkovich for Julian Assange. The fragility of Kara-Murza's health in the face of his 25-year sentence accelerates the need to secure his release.
Pro-democracy opposition leader in Russia, Vladimir Kara-Murza, has been sentenced to 25 years in a “strict regime” prison colony, the longest sentence ever given for political activity in post-Soviet Russia. Kara-Murza was charged with multiple crimes, including high treason, for testifying before the Helsinki Commission and the NATO Parliamentary assembly. The harsh sentence is likely an attempt to scare civil society and prevent organized resistance. Kara-Murza's defiance and hope for a brighter future for Russia were evident in his final statement before the court.
Russia summoned the US, British, and Canadian ambassadors for condemning the conviction of opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza on treason charges. The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the three ambassadors of "crude interference in Russia's internal affairs and activity incompatible with their diplomatic status". Kara-Murza had lobbied Western governments for sanctions against Russia and condemned Moscow's "special military operation" in Ukraine. The foreign ministry called the British ambassador's remarks "inappropriate" and "provocative" and said they ran counter to diplomatic norms.
Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for speaking out against Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Kara-Murza, who has survived two poisoning attempts, was convicted of treason and spreading "false information" about the Russian army. The U.S. State Department condemned the sentence and called for his immediate release, as well as the release of other political prisoners in Russia. The British Embassy has also raised his case with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Russian opposition leader, Vladimir Kara-Murza, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for denouncing Putin's war in Ukraine. He was convicted of treason, one of the harshest sentences for a political dissident since Putin came to power. Kara-Murza was a key figure in the adoption of the Global Magnitsky Act, which targets human rights abusers in Russia and around the world. He survived two assassination attempts before his arrest. The judge who sentenced him was under Magnitsky sanctions for human rights violations. Kara-Murza is very ill and requires medical care, which he is not receiving. His sentencing is an example of the Russian government's repression of political dissidents and human rights activists.
Prominent Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the crime of denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" in Ukraine. Kara-Murza, who survived two poisoning attempts he blamed on the Kremlin, was arrested and jailed shortly after condemning the Russian invasion in a March 2022 speech to the Arizona House of Representatives. Amnesty International called Kara-Murza’s sentence “yet another chilling example of the systematic repression of civil society, which has broadened and accelerated under the Kremlin since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.”
Russian opposition politician and Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of treason, the harshest penalty yet for an opponent of Russia's war in Ukraine. Kara-Murza has been critical of Putin and the Russian leader's decision to invade Ukraine. He has been detained in Moscow since his arrest in April 2022. Kara-Murza's sentencing was strongly condemned by Western governments, with the United States and Britain calling for his immediate release.
Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for charges related to his criticism of the war in Ukraine, including treason, spreading "false" information about the Russian army, and being affiliated with an "undesirable organisation". He has denied all charges. Kara-Murza played a key role in persuading Western governments to sanction Russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. His sentence has been widely condemned, with the British government summoning its Russian ambassador and Human Rights Watch describing the verdict as a "travesty of justice".
Russian human rights advocate and Kremlin critic, Vladimir Kara-Murza, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for publicly condemning Moscow's war in Ukraine. He was on trial for criminal offenses that included treason, spreading fake news about the Russian army, and facilitating activities of an undesirable organization. Kara-Murza's detention has been decried by international human rights organizations and prompted sanctions by the Biden administration last month. The sentencing will likely draw further international condemnation of Putin's brutal crackdown against freedom of expression.
Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail by a Moscow court after being found guilty of treason and discrediting the Russian army. Kara-Murza, who holds Russian and British passports, has been a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin and has lobbied Western governments to impose sanctions on Russia for human rights violations. He denied the charges against him and compared his trial to Josef Stalin's show trials in the 1930s. Kara-Murza had previously fallen ill twice in what he claimed were poisonings by the Russian security services.