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Senators from both sides of the aisle, including @SenatorCardin and @SenatorWicker, have come together to demand the immediate release of Russian democratic opposition leader @vkaramurza. Kara-Murza has been detained by the Kremlin and is currently undergoing a sham trial.
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Kara-Murza, a two-time survivor of poisoning by the Kremlin, has been a vocal advocate for democracy and human rights in Russia. His continued detention is a grave injustice and a violation of basic human rights.
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The bipartisan resolution condemns Russia's unjust and arbitrary detention of Kara-Murza and calls for his immediate release, as well as the release of other political prisoners. It also urges all Russian citizens to condemn Russia's illegal and unjust invasion of Ukraine.
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Vladimir Kara-Murza's @vkaramurza next hearing is on March 28, 2023, and his life and health are still at risk. He's suffering from polyneuropathy and facing three charges, including treason, which could land him in prison for up to 25 years #freekaramurza
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Despite being in pre-trial detention, Kara-Murza continues to write about the Russian government's tactics to suppress dissent. He notes that stripping opposition members of their citizenship is a tactic not yet used but likely to be formalized soon: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…
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Mr. Kara-Murza reminds us that history has shown us the ultimate fate of such actions. Those stripped of their citizenship for political reasons in the USSR were ultimately reinstated, and their rights were fully restored. Justice may be delayed, but it is inevitable. 3/3
BREAKING: The wife of jailed Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza will receive UN Watch's human rights award today and read a message sent by her husband from prison, at the ceremony before an audience of UN diplomats and human rights activists.
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“Both Vladimir and I are deeply touched by UN Watch’s decision to bestow on him this high distinction,” said Evgenia Kara-Murza, the Advocacy Coordinator at the Free Russia Foundation. /2
After receiving the award, Ms. Kara-Murza will be meeting in Geneva with United Nations human rights officials, and with the ambassadors from major democracies, to spotlight the plight of her husband and other political prisoners in Russia. /3
BREAKING: Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of imprisoned Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, has just addressed the United Nations with an urgent appeal for the release of her husband and 15,000 others detained across Russia for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. #FreeKaraMurza
2/ @ekaramurza: “Mr. President, It is an honor to speak on behalf of UN Watch. For over two months, we have been witnessing a bloody massacre of the civilian population by Russian Armed Forces on the territory of the sovereign state of Ukraine.”
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3/ “It seems the world has finally realized who Mr. Putin truly is and is now watching in horror thinking about what else this increasingly deranged dictator is capable of.”
Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 15 days in jail in Russia, after criticizing Putin's war in interviews w/ US media.
@vkaramurza is a fierce & brilliant pro-democracy advocate, 2-time survivor of Putin's murderous regime & a Washington Post columnist. All give me dread.
@vkaramurza is a fierce & brilliant pro-democracy advocate, 2-time survivor of Putin's murderous regime & a Washington Post columnist. All give me dread.
@vkaramurza Russian police report says Vladimir Kara-Murza was arrested for disobeying police & resisting arrest. It cites Russian law that mandates police arrest who look suspicious like they're committing crimes. And cites his walking quickly & trying to hide from police as suspicious.🤨😒
@vkaramurza Washington Post columnist arrested in Moscow after criticizing Putin — Kara-Murza was arrested outside his home in Moscow, the same day CNN aired an interview in which he predicted that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would lead to Putin’s downfall. washingtonpost.com/media/2022/04/…
