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Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Transferred To Prison Hospital

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a prison hospital and his lawyers have been denied access to him for two days, his wife said on Friday, raising fears for the dissident's fate.

International Business Times

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 847

As the war enters its 847th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Ilya Yashin: Jailed Navalny ally 'put in solitary confinement for removing his jacket at breakfast'

Friends of jailed Russian opposition figure Ilya Yashin say Kremlin is attempting to ‘break’ his will

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'I know Putin can eliminate me': Russian opponent speaks out as election gets underway

IN THE PRESS – Friday, March 15: As millions of Russians head to the polls for the country's presidential election, Vladimir Putin opponent Ilya Yashin gives an interview to French newspaper Libération, detailing his fears of being killed. Also, Russian officials have come up with innovative ways to get young…

France 24

Russian Dissidents Face Harsh Sentences Under Putin's Rule

Prominent Russian opposition figures face harsh sentences for speaking out against Putin's regime, reflecting a broader pattern of suppression.

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Hard void to fill: Navalny’s death poses challenges for Russian opposition

The anti-corruption campaigner and opposition leader leaves a legacy of ‘the struggle for Russia’s better future’.

Al Jazeera

Alexei Navalny, RIP

Russia's most prominent opposition leader died in prison today, quite possibly murdered at Vladimir Putin's order.

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The Independent UK

In Russia, more Kremlin critics are being imprisoned as intolerance of dissent grows

Russia under President Vladimir Putin has been closing in on those who challenge the Kremlin

Fortune

UK refused sanctioned Russian billionaire’s use of a personal driver because he was able to take the bus

Fridman's lawyers said he was also denied a $36,500 monthly allowance to maintain his $79 million North London Mansion.

The Independent UK

Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and got away with it

France 24

Last remaining voices of the Russian opposition are being silenced amid war in Ukraine

Voices raised against the Kremlin are increasingly being silenced as Russia this week handed jail sentences to two prominent opponents of the current regime: Russian-British national Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday and a Moscow court on Wednesday dismissed Ilya Yashin’s appeal.

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Reuters

Russia crosses new lines in crackdown on Putin's enemies

With virtually all the Kremlin's opponents already jailed or in exile, and liberal press outlets and human rights groups forced to shut down, it might have appeared that years of repression in Russia had achieved their objective.

Reuters

Kremlin critic Yashin defiant after losing appeal against long jail term

Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin on Wednesday predicted he would one day help build a "new and free Russia" after losing his appeal against an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence on a charge of spreading false information about the army.

The Independent UK

Moscow court Kremlin critic's appeal of prison sentence

A Moscow court has dismissed a prominent Russian opposition figure’s appeal of his 8 1/2-year prison sentence for criticism of Russia’s actions in Ukraine

Reason

Russian Opposition Leader Vladimir Kara-Murza's Powerful Final Statement to the Court

He made it prior to being sentenced to 25 years in prison for speaking out against Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Opposition figure's sentence underlines Russian intolerance

The 25-year treason sentence imposed on prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza on Monday was a particularly severe show of authorities’ intensifying intolerance of criticism of the war in Ukraine and other dissenting opinions

Al Jazeera

Activists, everyday Russians and a soldier punished for war talk

Almost 500 Russians have been charged under wartime censorship laws. We look at 12 cases.

The Guardian - UK

‘Putin has gone mad from power’: Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin speaks out from Russian prison

Sentenced to eight years in jail, Yashin discusses the war in Ukraine, Russian opposition and how the west can help

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