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| Your Tuesday Briefing: A Long Sentence for a Putin Critic | Your Tuesday Briefing: A Long Sentence for a Putin Critic |
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| Vladimir Kara-Murza, an activist and journalist, was convicted of treason and sentenced to 25 years in a penal colony over his outspoken criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The unusually harsh sentence drew international condemnation, and supporters of Kara-Murza compared it to the repression of the Stalin era. | Vladimir Kara-Murza, an activist and journalist, was convicted of treason and sentenced to 25 years in a penal colony over his outspoken criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The unusually harsh sentence drew international condemnation, and supporters of Kara-Murza compared it to the repression of the Stalin era. |
| Many Russian political activists have been prosecuted since the start of the war, but Kara-Murza’s sentence is the longest handed down yet. Ivan Pavlov, an acclaimed Russian human rights lawyer, called it “unprecedented,” and said that even Russian murderers received shorter prison terms. | Many Russian political activists have been prosecuted since the start of the war, but Kara-Murza’s sentence is the longest handed down yet. Ivan Pavlov, an acclaimed Russian human rights lawyer, called it “unprecedented,” and said that even Russian murderers received shorter prison terms. |
| The verdict will likely send a chilling message to remaining antiwar activists in Russia as the Kremlin continues to clamp down on dissent. | The verdict will likely send a chilling message to remaining antiwar activists in Russia as the Kremlin continues to clamp down on dissent. |
| Background: Kara-Murza, who contributes opinion columns to The Washington Post, became known as a vocal critic of what he called a Kremlin policy of assassinating political enemies and lobbied for the use of Western sanctions to punish Russian government officials. | Background: Kara-Murza, who contributes opinion columns to The Washington Post, became known as a vocal critic of what he called a Kremlin policy of assassinating political enemies and lobbied for the use of Western sanctions to punish Russian government officials. |