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Articles with tag "Vladimir Kara-Murza"

'lives at stake'

Jailed Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza's Wife Urges Prisoner Swaps

"I believe that every method should be used to save these people's lives," Evgenia Kara-Murza said.
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Putin's Re-Election Must Be Deemed Illegitimate: Vladimir Kara-Murza Writes From Prison

The jailed opposition politician calls on the international community to refuse to recognize Putin as president after the Russian presidential election...
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Feature

Marina Litvinenko: Yulia Navalnaya Must Find Her Own Voice

The activist and widow of Alexander Litvinenko also voiced frustration with Britain’s unwillingness to free Vladimir Kara-Murza in a prisoner swap.
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Jailed Kremlin Critic Warns Against ‘Despair’ After Navalny Death

"If we give in to gloom and despair, that's exactly what they want," Vladimir Kara-Murza said.
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kremlin critic

Jailed Opposition Activist Kara-Murza Placed in Solitary Confinement Cell

Journalists have described the type of confinement cell Kara-Murza was placed in as the “most severe form of punishment.”
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lost contact

Jailed Opposition Activist Kara-Murza Transferred to ‘Unknown’ Location

Transferring prisoners to new facilities can sometimes take weeks in Russia, and prisoners lose all contact with the outside world.
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day of political prisoners

Jailed Russian Opposition Leaders Call for One-Day Hunger Strike

The Kremlin critics said the protest will be held on Oct. 30, which used to be known as the Day of Political Prisoners in the Soviet Union.
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political prisoner

Putin Critic Kara-Murza Brought To Siberian Penal Colony

Russian opposition politician was jailed for 25 years on treason charges and for denouncing Moscow's Ukraine offensive.
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verdict unchanged

Russia Rejects Appeal from Putin Critic Kara-Murza, Jailed for 25 Years

A court had found the 41-year-old guilty of treason, spreading "false" information about the army and having links to an "undesirable organization" after...
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'cynical vengeance'

Jailed Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza's Health Failing, Wife Says

Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in a high-security prison on treason and other charges for criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine.
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politician and journalist

Who Is Opposition Activist Vladimir Kara-Murza?

Vladimir Kara-Murza comes from a family of intellectuals and dissidents, several members of which were executed by the Soviet authorities.
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wartime crackdown

Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Kara-Murza, 41, was found guilty of treason, “false information about the Russian army,” and affiliation with an “undesirable organization.”
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high-profile trial

Kremlin Critic Facing 25 Years in Jail Says Regrets Nothing

Vladimir Kara-Murza is accused of several charges including treason, and spreading false information about the Russian army. 
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maximum sentence

Russian Prosecutors Seek 25-Year Prison Term for Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza

Vladimir Kara-Murza has been charged with high treason, affiliation with an "undesirable" group and spreading "fake news" about the army.
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'true Russian patriot'

Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Goes on Trial for Treason

The activist was charged over remarks he made critical of the Kremlin, his lawyer said, stressing that the comments "did not pose a threat to the country...
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extended custody

Court Extends Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza's Pretrial Detention

A Moscow court has extended the pretrial detention period of prominent opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza until Aug. 27.
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