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Kremlin critic jailed in treason case for 25 years in harshest verdict of Putin era

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed for 25 years by a Moscow court on Monday, the harshest sentence of its kind since Russia invaded Ukraine, after being convicted of treason and other offences in a trial he said was politically-motivated.

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Vladimir Kara-Murza, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, sentenced to 25 years in jail

A prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin is sentenced to 25 years in jail after being found guilty of treason and other offences which he has denied.

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Putin critic facing up to 25 years in jail to learn fate on Monday

Facing up to a quarter of a century in jail on treason charges he denies, Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza is expected to learn his fate on Monday when a Moscow court pronounces a verdict and sentences him.

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Russia-Ukraine war: condemnation grows of Kara-Murza’s prison sentence as wife ‘baffled’ by UK’s ‘weak’ response – as it happened

Number of countries condemn 25-year prison sentence for Vladimir Kara-Murza for criticising the war in Ukraine as his wife criticises UK response

The Guardian - AU

Defiant Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza likens his case to Stalin’s show trials

Russian opposition figure facing up to 25 years in jail tells Moscow court he stands by all of his political statements

The Guardian - UK

In defiant speech, Kremlin critic Kara-Murza likens his trial to Stalin's USSR

Facing up to a quarter of a century in jail on treason charges he denies, Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza told a Moscow court on Monday his trial recalled one of Josef Stalin's show trials in the 1930s and said he had done nothing wrong.

Reuters

Russian prosecutors request 25 years for politician accused of treason

Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a 25-year prison sentence for opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is on trial in a closed court on charges including treason, his lawyer said.

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Activists, everyday Russians and a soldier punished for war talk

Almost 500 Russians have been charged under wartime censorship laws. We look at 12 cases.

Al Jazeera

US sanctions Russian officials over dissident's detention

The U.S. has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on five Russian officials and an expert witness involved in the incarceration of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician who has been imprisoned in Moscow since April for speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia's year of war: Purge of critics, surge of nationalism

In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, there has been a broad government crackdown that has silenced opposition to the war

The Independent UK

Head of Vladimir Putin’s secret poison labs fired after criticising war in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has removed Colonel-General Eduard Chernovoltsev from in charge of NII-2 FSB, a notorious research institute which develops deadly poisons against enemies

Daily Mirror

Imprisoned Russian activist dedicates coveted award to anti-Putin protestors

Vladimir Kara-Murza dedicated his award to the thousands who have been arrested or detained in Russia for protesting Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Imprisoned Russian activist honored with human rights award

An imprisoned Russian opposition activist who was honored by a human rights advocacy group dedicated his award to the thousands of people who have been arrested or detained in Russia for protesting President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Martin Schram: Will Putin’s exit be an off-ramp or trapdoor?

Once again, the talking- and typing-heads are filling our news screens with double-doming about building an “off-ramp” Vladimir Putin will be willing to take to get out of the Ukraine war.

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Martin Schram: Will Putin’s exit be an off-ramp or trapdoor?

Once again, the talking- and typing-heads are filling our news screens with double-doming about building an “off-ramp” Vladimir Putin will be willing to take to get out of the Ukraine war.

Radio France Internationale

Detained Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza wins human rights prize

Jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has won this year's Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize for what the Council of Europe called his bravery in standing up to Russia's leaders.

Reuters

Detained Russian opposition figure wins human rights prize

The Council of Europe awarded detained Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza the Vaclav Havel Human Rights prize on Monday for what it called his bravery in standing up to Russia's leaders.

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza accused of ‘high treason’

Opposition activist who has spoken out against war in Ukraine faces 20 years in prison if convicted

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Russian elites ramp up criticism amid Moscow's setbacks in Ukraine

A growing list of failings and military defeats in Ukraine have spawned angry outbursts from members of the Russian elite – including lawmakers, media figures and at least one former general – who generally still support Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" but are now actively blaming army chiefs for a…

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Russian opposition politician Kara-Murza being investigated for treason - RIA

Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza is being investigated for treason, his lawyer was quoted as saying on Thursday, as authorities step up their case against him for speaking out against the war in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war is Putin’s death warrant, says wife of jailed politician

Vladimir Kara-Murza’s wife Evgenia says Russian president will fall over war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Deadly Russian strikes hit Odesa

Ukraine news from April 23: Russian forces fire at least six cruise missiles at the strategic Black Sea port.

Reuters

Russia adds prominent opposition activist Kara-Murza to list of "foreign agents"

Russia's justice ministry on Friday added opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to a list of "foreign agents", which means he is subject to stringent financial reporting requirements and must preface anything he publishes with a disclaimer.

Reuters

German, Baltic foreign ministers condemn arrest of Russian rights activists

The foreign ministers of Germany and the Baltic states said they strongly condemned the arrest and sentencing of Russian human rights activists and called on Russia to release them immediately, according to a joint statement issued on Wednesday.

Salon

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Old-guard autocrats like Trump, Putin and Erdogan can't control information — in the end, that will destroy them

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