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.”
4/ “Well, people like my husband, Vladimir Kara-Murza, have known it for over two decades and have tried time and again to warn the world about the danger of appeasing a bully who sees every compromise as his opponent’s weakness.”
5/ “Twice—in 2015 and 2017—my husband was poisoned by a team of FSB operatives whose only job is to physically eliminate the opponents of the current Russian government. He refused to be intimidated and forced out of his country, so he went back to Russia and continued his work.”
6/ “A month ago, Vladimir joined the ever-growing list of political prisoners in Russia. He is being charged under a new law that criminalizes any opposition to Putin’s so-called special operation in Ukraine.”
7/ “My husband is facing up to 10 years in prison for calling this war a war. And he is not alone. Over 15,000 people have been detained all across Russia for speaking up against the war in Ukraine.”
8/ “We know that only Russians can bring change to Russia, but in order for a grassroots movement to emerge in our country, we ask the international community to see these brave Russians who stand up to the Russian government against all odds.”
9/ “We ask the international community to recognize their fight and to stand with them. Thank you.”
UNHRC Chair: “Thank you. I would like remind to remind delegations that you should keep appropriate language in this forum in your statements.”
UNHRC Chair: “Thank you. I would like remind to remind delegations that you should keep appropriate language in this forum in your statements.”
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