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Press Statement from U.S. Embassy Moscow Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Second Birthday in Detention [1]

['U.S. Mission Russia']

Date: 2023-09-07 11:53:53+00:00

Press Statement from U.S. Embassy Moscow

Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Second Birthday in Detention

September 7, 2023

September 7 is a difficult milestone for Russian pro-democracy activist Vladimir Kara-Murza. Today, he turns 42 years old, marking his second birthday in detention, while he undergoes a perilous transfer to a penal colony after the denial of his appeal of his unjustified 25-year sentence.

Mr. Kara-Murza should not be in prison in the first place. He has done nothing more than disagree with the policies of his government and express his opinions publicly — fundamental freedoms enshrined in both the Russian constitution and international treaties to which Russia is a party. Like hundreds of other courageous Russians who have been detained for exercising their basic rights as citizens, he is a casualty of the Kremlin’s attempt to silence dissent and to make an example of those with the courage to speak out against Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine. As Kara-Murza has argued, speaking truth to power is the act of a patriot, not an “enemy” of the state.

The United States strongly condemns the politically motivated case against Mr. Kara-Murza and the Russian government’s escalating campaign of repression against those who seek to have a voice in the direction of their country. We renew our call for Mr. Kara-Murza’s immediate release, as well as the release of the more than 600 political prisoners in Russia.

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[1] Url: https://ru.usembassy.gov/press-statement-from-u-s-embassy-moscow-vladimir-kara-murzas-second-birthday-in-detention/

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