International Pressure Mounts for Release of Russian Political Prisoners
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The 25-year sentence given to activist and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza is a horrifying landmark in the escalation of political repression in Russia. The ruthless persecution of dissent is just one of the ways in which Russia is sliding into totalitarianism. Putin is now a prisoner of his own war and his own dictatorship.
- Putin's Reign of Terror The Bulwark
- Russian lawyer for jailed opposition activist Kara-Murza flees BBC
- Britain sanctions Russian figures linked to jailing of Putin critic Kara-Murza Reuters
- Opinion: To rid the world of Putin, we must support Russian heroes like Vladimir Kara-Murza The Globe and Mail
- EU Parliament Demands Russia Release Kara-Murza, Navalny, Other 'Political Prisoners' Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
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