Russia sentenced Vladimir Kara-Murza on Monday to 25 years in prison on charges of treason, its harshest penalty yet for an opponent of its war in Ukraine and the latest example of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s sweeping crackdown on dissent.
Since his arrest and interrogation, those closest to Kara-Murza have expressed concern for his health. His lawyers say he has lost almost 50 pounds in the last year and that he may not be well enough to survive 25 years behind bars.In Russia’s highly politicized legal system, the court’s verdict was never in doubt. The prosecutor had sought the maximum prison term of 25 years, and Kara-Murza declined to request an acquittal.
Kara-Murza has said that his Cambridge education has served him well in his career as a journalist. In a letter, he noted how, as a student, he specialized in “the history of the dissident movement in the Soviet Union” and wrote his thesis about “the first State Duma.” While at Cambridge, Kara-Murza began writing articles for Russian and British news outlets. In 2004, he moved to Washington, D.C., to become bureau chief for RTVi, or Russian Television International, a news site that caters to Russians living outside their country,He has since had a long career in media, contributing to The Post and other outlets and hosting a weekly radio show on Echo of Moscow.
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