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April 17, 2023

Kremlin Critic Vladimir Kara-Murza Sentenced to 25 Years for Antiwar Activism
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In Russia, prominent opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has been
sentenced to 25 years in prison for treason for condemning Vladimir
Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian-British former politician
helped make the case for Western governments to sanction Russian
officials and said his country was committing war crimes. In a statement
last week, Kara-Murza said, "I know the day will come when the darkness
engulfing our country will clear. … Our society will open its eyes and
shudder when it realizes what crimes were committed in its name."


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