as we heard, kara-murza is also a uk| heard, kara—murza is also a uk citizen.ent be doing now? i think it's very good point for british government to fight for british government to fight for british citizens and to show how you state in the sight of their own citizens. as the voice sinks, it is people now suffering in prison would be forgotten, and we will stop talking about them. i think we need to rise and talk about this more either by media or by politicians. just try to free kara—murza. you either by media or by politicians. just try to free kara-murza. you are tellin: me just try to free kara-murza. you are telling me that — just try to free kara-murza. you are telling me that you _ just try to free kara-murza. you are telling me that you saw— just try to free kara-murza. you are telling me that you saw him - just try to free kara-murza. you are telling me that you saw him maybe | telling me that you saw him maybe about five months ago. the incredible thing here, a bit like alexei navalny, he did not need to actually go back to russia. it is extraordinar

why do you think the kremlin sees kara—murza as a threat? the kremlin sees kara-murza as a threat?oken out l a threat? because he has- consistently spoken out about russian human rights abuses for years now. he was a friend of an opposition leader who was assassinated and we still don't know exactly who did that and they see people like him as a threat, particularly during this war because vladimir putin has used this war to crackdown in russia and to stifle all opposition sentiments. you cannot even stand with a blank piece of paper anymore by yourself on the street in a silent protest. this is to really deter everyone else, to intimidate everyone. it is going back to soviet methods and vladimir putin did used to bea kgb and vladimir putin did used to be a kgb agent. i and vladimir putin did used to be a kgb agent.— i want to play you a clip of maria litvinenko speaking to the bbc earlier. she is the wife of alexander litvinenko, who was murdered with radioactive pollonium in london in 2006. because he is is 25 years it means he is a very special hostage. b. means he is a very spe

man that vladimir kara—murza is.an — great-great-grandfather. two of them were latvian and _ great-great-grandfather. two of them were latvian and executed _ great-great-grandfather. two of them were latvian and executed during - great-great-grandfather. two of them were latvian and executed during thel were latvian and executed during the stalin _ were latvian and executed during the stalin era. _ were latvian and executed during the stalin era, and so he comes from a lon- stalin era, and so he comes from a long line _ stalin era, and so he comes from a long line of— stalin era, and so he comes from a long line of dissidents and intellectuals who have always stood up intellectuals who have always stood up to soviet authorities. i guess it's genetic for him. i have to say that i've — it's genetic for him. i have to say that i've seen him speak in many public— that i've seen him speak in many public forums. we've gone around the world _ public forums. we've gone around the world together testifying from parliaments in

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife. the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me, this is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir�*s work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. earlier, i spoke with angela stent, the director of the center for eurasian, russian & east european studies for more on the arrest. you have taken part in panels and discussions with vladimir kara—murza, what is your reaction to this? as steve said it is an unprecedented sentence, particularly in t

. just try to free vladimir kara-murza._ just try to free vladimir kara-murza. ., �* , ., kara-murza.urza. you're telling me before we started the programme _ kara-murza. you're telling me before we started the programme that - kara-murza. you're telling me before we started the programme that you i we started the programme that you saw him about five months ago. the incredible thing here, bit like navalny, he did not need to actually go back to russia. its extraordinary bravery that he chose to do that. vladimir kara—murza may be less known compared to alexei navalny, he was more known inside of russia, he had a lot of supporters, vladimir kara—murza was very effective outside of russia and... he was very much integrated to international politics, and i'm sure he would be much more effective if he would be now here to fight against this regimen russia. but he always believed russian people, and he sought to go back to russia, you might make some sense and to help to fight against this redeem. and unfortunately may be he was just not right. unfortunately may be he was 'ust not riuht.

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.or the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... of the effectiveness of vladimir�*s work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. earlier i spoke to a professor who gave us his reaction. it was a warning shot to the liberal opposition to not protest nor engage in opposition activity but it sends a signal to hardliners who are close to and around putin and the pro— war telegram channel bloggers. and it paint him as a powerful symbol for the hard—line national th

kara-murza is also a british citizen. the u.k. joint international condemnation of his conviction. >> the british government will continue to support him and stand in solidarity with him and his family, and we will continue to call for his release. >> vladimir kara-murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try and secure his release? >> we are continuing to ask for consular access to mr. ra-murza, and will continue to do that. >> for a critic of the kremlin, political opponent of vladimir putin, a prison sentence of 25 years is unprecedented in its severity, and a sign in today's russia, authorities are determined not only to silence all criticism but to neutralize anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system. >> vladimir is a very strong man. >> this isis wife. when she spoke to me from america before the verdict, she was already preparing for the worst. >> the 25-year prison sentence. to me, ts is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much and they are

russian opposition activist vladimir kara—murza is sentenced to 25 years in prison for treason and otherffences linked to his criticism of the kremlin. vigils are held for four people killed in a mass shooting at a sixteenth birthday party in the southern us state of alabama. elon musk�*s spacex gets the all—clear to launch its mammoth rocket starship as early as today. hello. we begin in east africa, where fighting between rival groups in sudan is entering a third day, with doctors warning of increasingly desperate conditions in hospitals in the capital, khartoum. so far, 97 people have been reported killed and hundreds injured in the violence. fighting is between the sudanese army and the country's biggest paramilitary group, known as the rapid support forces, or rsf with these two men at the heart of it. the head of army is general abdel fattah al—burhan. the leader of the rsf is mohamed hamdan dagalo. they're both vying for dominance, after leading the two main factions in the ruling military regime. but, caught in the middle, is sudan's population of around 50 million people. many a

i will worry on your behalf. >> kara-murza was arrested the next day since vladimir kara-murza ca doshare some of his own words on his behalf. in a statement to the russia court, he said, quote, i am in jail for my political views. for speaking out against the war in ukraine for many years of struggle against vladimir putin's dictatorship, not only do i no repent of any of this, i a proud of it. i also know that the day wil come when the darkness over ou country will dissipate end quote. joining me now is bill brower, head of the global - justice campaign he is the ceo of - capital management the author of the importan book, freezing order, a true story of russian money laundering, murder, an surviving vladimir putin's wrath. bill, thank you. it's good to see you it's worth noting that you are in a similar category to vladimir kara-murza. you are one of those peopl vladimir putin would very much like to see arrested he has used or name in publi to that and. and sadly, you and i bot talked to vladimir before he went back, and we are both ver brief this is exactly what would happen >>

mr kara—murza is also a british citizen.l condemnation of what happened here today. the british government will continue to support him, and stand in solidarity with him and his family, and we will continue to call for his release. vladimir kara—murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try to secure his release? we are continuing to ask for consular access to mr kara—murza and we will continue to do that. for a critic of the kremlin, a political opponent of president putin, a prison sentence of 25 years is unprecedented in its severity. and it's a sign that, in today's russia, the authorities are determined not only to silence all criticism, but to neutralise anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system here. there will be an appeal, but there is little hope there will be a different outcome. vladimir kara—murza had been active on the international stage, speaking out against the war in ukraine and political persecution in russia, speaking out against the kremlin. in effect, he has

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evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.he was already preparing for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me this is a recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent, and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swansong for russian democracy. that stay with the events in moscow. live to steve in moscow. when you see the extent of the international criticism of what has happened to this man and the sentence, do you think that will have any effect at all on the way the kremlin sees this?— have any effect at all on the way the kremlin sees this? no, n

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.ring for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is. well, to me, this is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir�*s work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. dr samuel ramani teaches international relations at the university of oxford. he's also writing a book entitled "putin's war on ukraine". great to get you on the program. what we heard from my colleague, 25 years, in unprecedented sentence. were you surprised by this? imelt. years, in unpreced

mr kara—murza is also a british citizen.l condemnation of what happened here today. the british government will continue to support him, and stand in solidarity with him and his family, and we will continue to call for his release. vladimir kara—murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try to secure his release? we are continuing to ask for consular access to mr kara—murza and we will continue to do that. for a critic of the kremlin, a political opponent of president putin, a prison sentence of 25 years is unprecedented in its severity. and it's a sign that, in today's russia, the authorities are determined not only to silence all criticism, but to neutralise anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system here. there will be an appeal, but there is little hope there will be a different outcome. british prime minister rishi sunak is being investigated by parliament's standards commissioner. the bbc understands the investigation is in relation to koru kids, a childcare firm his wife has

vladimir kara—murza comes from our well—known dissident family.ritic of the government. he started as a journalist and at the time ofjust i9 journalist and at the time ofjust 19 years old, he met another very prominent opposition leader. shortly after he became himself adviser, they worked together during the 2000 and 2010s. for instance together vladimir kara—murza enacted the act to make the us government sanction russian officials responsible for the death of an auditor who died in russian present in 2009. he lived in the united states of america for a long time and could easily have stayed in the us or europe as a russian politician and other opposition leaders who fled russia to criticise russia from abroad but nevertheless, despite the risks he decided to stay and came back to the country, he was arrested and prosecuted. these were three cases, the first was spreading fake news about the russian army operations in ukraine, you mentioned governing in undesirable organisation in russia, the third most serious was high treason because he critic

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife. for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me, this is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. now to an important story from the uk — the impact of last week's strike byjunior doctors in england. its severity has been underlined by the latest officialfigures. more than 196,000 appointments had to be cancelled because of the industrial action, the highest number so far in the current pay dispute. the full impact is likely t

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.p for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. joining us is olga ivshina, who works for the bbc russian service. good to see you. how widely is known in russia and what sort of will this end? �* . ., , in russia and what sort of will this end? a .,y ., ,, ., end? actually if you talk about ordinary russian _ end? actually if you talk about ordinary russian population, l end? actually if you talk about | ordinary russian population, he end? actually if you talk about. ordinary russian population, he is not that much known. and he and his colleagues are known more and within russia but for russian of

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.t, she was already preparing for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me this is a recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent, and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. 0f of course, the crackdown on dissent in russia has been going on for some time now, but certainly, it has accelerated since russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. what we saw today in moscow, the jailing of a kremlin critic for 25 years, thatis of a kremlin critic for 25 years, that is a sign ofjust h

. >> members, we are honored today to have vladimir kara-murza with us i would consider a very braven as a dissident, but chiefly as a politician author and historian, mr. kara-murza has been twice poisoned by the regime in russia and obviously he's with us today he is a powerful voice of the opposition to the current regime in russia and we asked him to come we would like to give him a few minutes to talk to you if we could. [ applause ] >> thank you, mr. speaker, for the very kind introduction, mr. majority leader, mr. minority leader, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, it is an honor to be here in the arizona state legislature. >> rusty bowers before he was censured by arizona republicans, before he lost his seat in state politics because he wouldn't overturn the election results to keep former president in office, that's rusty bowers in the arizona state legislature introducing vladimir kara-murza. you have seen him on the show and on msnbc and may recognize him as one of the most high-profile opposition political figures in russia. the reason we have that tape of him in arizona

it is remarkable how passive the british government has been in the kara-murza case so far.icole: that was bill browder talkative as earlier. poland, slovakia and hungary say they are banning the import and transit of green from ukraine, to protect their own agricultural sectors. this after local farmers complained of green coming from the war-torn country being sold below market price. with the eu wanting to help kyiv access the world's markets, brussels might have to intervene. it is causing long delays at the borders. reporter: a long line of ukrainian trucks stuck at the polish border. drivers say they have been waiting here for days after the country announced a temporary ban on great imports from ukraine. >> we can't go in either direction. the poles reached out their hands to us, and i am immensely grateful, the whole ukraine a's, the world even permitted but now poland will not let us in the person reason. there is some kind of situation here. reporter: warsaw introduced the ban over the weekend, as a way to address the problem of local farmers being undercut by ukra

the only opposition political figure in russia who is more well known than kara-murza is alexei navalnyy been imprisoned and had news that alexei navalny has become so ill while in prison an ambulance was called several days ago his lawyers believe he is being poisoned inside prison and that sounds like a farfetched thing to claim except for the fact that asexually navalny has already been poisoned in a nerve agent attract in 2022 and as you heard rusty say kara-murza has twice been attacked with poison having barely survived each time now like alexei navalny they sentenced him to a long term in prison, 5 years in prison. that treatment of opposition figures, that is part of how russia is waging this war that they started in ukraine and a dictator's war against their own people i mean, in russia for anyone it's a 10 or 15-year prison sentence if you call the war a war. you cannot use that word for it or you go to prison. there is not a single high-profile political opposition figure who is still free today in russia and now they're handing out 25-year prison sentences for grave crimes l

stephanie: vladimir kara-murza was convicted of treason.rshest sentences for a political dissident since president putin came to power. he was arrested in moscow last april after delivering a speech to the arizona house of representatives, where he called the putin regime's actions in ukraine war crimes. as one of putin's fiercest domestic critics, he was a key figure in the adoption by the u.s. congress of the global magnitsky act, which targets human rights abusers in russia and around the world. before his arrest, he survived two assassination attempts. for more in his sentence and the price of speaking up in russia today, we turn to alina polyakova, president and ceo at the center for european policy analysis. alina, thank you so much for joining the "newshour," as always. the judge himself was under magnitsky sanctions for human rights violations. it was a closed-door trial. put this sentence into context for us. alina: well, of course, vladimir, whom i have known for many years, is an incredibly courageous person. he went back to russ

does kara-murza's conviction neutralize the opposition to putin?e enough impact on fellow russians? was he effective, that the fight for human rights and democracy can continue without him? >> vladimir himself has said he feels his only failure, and i am paraphrasing, has been the convince enough of his russian citizen colleagues, friends, people of russia, that the regime they are living under is one that cannot be sustained, it is repressive. of course it is difficult to see a positive path forward. there are political prisoners in russia. vladimir kara-murza faces a bleak reality. 25 years is a life sentence for him. he remains courageous in the face of what many would be beaten and defeated by. his wife has been crusading on his behalf and advocating both the british government -- he is a british citizen, and the u.s., where he has been residing with his family, to raise greater condemnation to push back on the russian government's sentencing to do whatever we can to elevate his case to a global stage. stephanie: tell us what you know about his

vladimir kara-murza is an opinion to contribute to the "washington post." he's long been an advocate for freedom in russia and has been a courageous champion for democracy. he was arrested in moscow last april after criticizing russia's unprovoked and brutal invasion of ukraine. since then he hasin faced harsh and inhumane conditions and charges that are politically motivated and intended to silence him. the "washington post" has an unwavering commitment to defending press freedom. vladimir is not the first journalist to be targeted. jamal khashoggi, austin ties, jason all are examples of the constant threat that journalists face around theou world. his sentencing today is ain searing reminder of how an vital it is an aborted is to ensure the safety of journalists as they do they work wherever they may be. a threat to free speech anywhere can be a threat to free speech everywhere. as a harsh treatment of the vladimir is unfolding, the world is closely watching the russians wrongful detention of evan gertz noia on the "wall street journal." it is essential a

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they have denied denie involvement in the murders >> nemtsov's party colleague vladimir kara - murzaeople should not be killed for their political activity because they happen to disagre with the government. the leader of the russia opposition, boris nemtsov wa killed, gunned down, because h opposed the putin regime for no other reason. >> putin's office has denied involvement in nemtsov's killing. less than three months after nemtsov's murder, kara - murza himself became the target of a assassination attempt. in may 2015, kara - murz suddenly became violently ill. what was initially thought t be heart problems turned out t be poison. kara - murza recovered but in 2017, he was poisoned again. >> i woke up because my hear was racing my heart because just gettin faster and faster and faster >> you woke up to this feeling >> yeah. >> i don't think there are words to describe this to describe how you feel whe you're trying to breathe and you cannot when you just slowly feel your whole body just giving up. >> this time, he barely escape with his life and spent almost two weeks in a medica

. >> speaker bowers -- >> members, we are honored today to have vladimir kara-murza, with us there is each of your desks, tha will describe what i would consider a very brave position as a dissident, but chiefly as a politician author, and historian, and sir karen morrison has been twic poisoned, by the regime in russia and obviously, he's with u today. it is a powerful voice of th opposition the current regime in russia > thank you mister speaker for that very kind introduction. members of the house, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, it's an honor to be here i arizona state -- >> rusty bowers, before he was censured by arizona republican before he lost his seat in state politics, because he wouldn't overturn the election results, to keep forme president in office. that's rusty bowers in the arizona state legislature, introducing vladimir carolina, you may also recognize you'v seen him on the show before. you've seen him here on nbc. may recognize him as one of th most high-profile opposition political figures in russia. the reason we have that tape o him in arizona, with rusty bowe

outfront now with us in guinea, a kara murza, the wife of vladimir kara murza, yevgenia, thank you somuch for joining us. you call this sentence of 25 years in prison, a high recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work vladimir's work, and that is legendary. kara murza. you're talking about your husband, speaking out against the kremlin and this war. this is a sentence out of fear. you say, what is it that you believe the regime fears? good evening, bianna. thank you very much for inviting me here. well putin's regime is built on lights and the thing it here's the most is the truth. and hence total censorship of the media. hence the use of repression against free voices that keep telling the truth, despite all odds they refused to be intimidated, and hence also the portraying of anyone who dares oppose the official narrative as a criminal like in dozens and dozens of cases in russia spy like in the case of evan gersh, covic or a traitor like in the case of my husband, actually, while asking for a 25 prison sentence for vladimir. prosecutor locked yonah made a very revealing st

in the case of vladimir kara-murza, today is a particularly dark day. earlier this morning in moscow, he was sentenced to 25 years in russian prison. this cannot be allowed to stand and we must all raise our voices against it. today we are joined by vladimir's wife and his attorney who are here to talk about his sentencing, the challenges that lie ahead in getting him released, and what this means for the future of free speech in russia. we are grateful that they've chosen to be with "the washington post" at this crucial moment. "the washington post" opinions editor david will be on stage with our guests in just a few moments. but first, we have a quick video. [video playing] ♪ >> i have no doubt that this was in response to my opposition. i think most specifically in response to my work on the act. >> you were very, very sick and went back. now, are you finished? are you saying, i'm not going back? >> oh, god no. of course not. >> you're going to go back? >> of course i will absolutely go back to russia. i'm russian. this is my country. and i believe i

hey kara murza appeared calm and collected. outside court.nternational alarm was immediate criminalization of criticism of government action. is a sign of weakness, not strength. we support. the right of mr karr, mirza and every russian citizen to have a voice in the direction of their country in an international show of force more than 40. foreign diplomats were at the sentencing , according to the moscow court . today's verdict testament to the dark turn to struggle has come to the uk work are a murderer is a dual citizen, also summoning the russian ambassador over what it called a politically motivated conviction . amnesty international calling the verdict reminiscent. of stalin era repression maximum and that's not yet. yes, let's clear that it is very unlikely that this maximum sentence could be appointed. if the court followed the law. vladimir is a father of three children. this is a mitigating circumstance. lawyers plan to appeal his wife in a tweet, saying his quarter century sentence means he got an a plus his courage, consistency a

russian opposition activist vladimir kara—murza is sentenced to 25 in prison for treason and other offencesinked to his criticism of the kremlin. we have a special report from inside myanmar, where political activists tell the bbc they will never accept the country's dictatorship following a military coup two years ago. eurovision hopefuls take to the stage in london in the final pre—party before the competition next month in liverpool. returning to our top story this hour, fighting is raging for a third day in the sudanese capital, khartoum. the clashes are part of a power struggle within the country's military leadership, who have failed to deliver a transition to civilian government. doctors in sudan are telling us almost 100 civilians have died, they expect that figure to go up as more reports come in. you can foreign secretary, james cleverly, has called for a ceasefire and is urging both sides to return to talks. we have this video describing what life is like in khartoum. figs have this video describing what life is like in khartoum.— is like in khartoum. as the fighting between the _

as for vladimir, kara murza himself, he appeared fairly calm in court today.d by way of explanation for that, kate, i want to read you part of his final statement to the court a week ago, he said. i stand by every word i have spoken and every accusation that has been leveled against me, and i only blame myself. for one thing, that over the years of my political activities, i have not been able to convince enough of my fellow countrymen and politicians in democratic countries of the danger that the current regime in the kremlin poses to russia and the world. he has remained outspoken to the very end to this very sentencing his his sentencing. certainly if you look at the reactions from around the world, emblematic of this really intense uptick in repression and the crackdown on dissent that we've seen in russia, particularly since the data of the war in ukraine. claire have you heard has the biden administration had any reaction or response to this? yes so the state department has come out a spokesperson saying that this mr caramelizes yet another target of the

he is also a friend of vladimir kara murza. and ambassador. i appreciate your time 25 years for camera and you heard it. you heard of adam his layer. tell me that this had nothing to do with justice. what does this sentence tell you about putin's state of mind right now? well thanks, erin. it's great to be with you again. it says a lot about his state of mind in the state of fear and paranoia with vladimir did was speak. truth was criticized the government and its aggressive war in ukraine. that's it, his words alone and he has a 25 year sentence. if you look at other charges that the russian government has bought against foreigners that they accused of espionage directly undermining the national security of russia. they've gotten shorter sentences 25 years is an extraordinary sentence for someone exercising . what is supposed to be is right in russia to speak his mind freely, which he obviously doesn't have heat. neither he nor any russian has that right anymore. no and cameras is attorney told me as you heard that, unfortunately, it's a deat

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live from london, this is bbc news: the russian operative opposition activist vladimir kara—murza isentenced to 25 years for treason. fighting between rival armed factions in sudan intensifies — with nearly 100 people killed — and hundreds more injured. we'll hear from the uk health secretary live in the house of commons on the inductrial action being taken by health workers. 1,000,000,000-dollar 1,000,000,000—dollar defamation trial between dominion, the voting systems firm, and fox news has been delayed by a day. and no—go — elon musk�*s space x — has cancelled the launch — of its mammoth rocket starship. welcome back to bbc news. we are keeping an eye on the health statement in the house of commons. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. over from the bbc sport centre. to paul scott. we are starting with football and the premier league because liverpool manager jurgen klopp says his side have nothing to lose as they fight for a european spot in the final weeks of the season. this time last year the reds were pursuing an unprecedented quadruple, but by comparison

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in a statement last week, kara-murza said -- "i know the day will come when the darkness engulfing our country will clear. our society will open its eyes and shudder when it realizes what crimes were committed in its name." meanwhile, the brazilian president luiz inÁcio lula da silva said he is working on forming a group of leaders that "prefer to talk about peace rather than war" in hopes of ending the conflict through diplomatic means. >> president putin does not take the initiative to stop. the linsky does not take the initiative to stop. europe and the united states contribute to the continuation of this war. i think we need to sit at a table and say that is enough, let's start talking, because war will never bring any benefit to humanity. amy: president lula, who was speaking from abu dhabi, said he had discussed joint mediation efforts with the united arab emirates, as well as china, which he visited last week. in china, lula also focused on rebuilding brazil's diplomatic relationship with beijing and agreed to expand cooperation on trade, technology, and other areas. in india, t

well, it is clear that the accusations of treason against vladimir kara murza did not just appear asist. for example, he was known for his friendship with the calm us senator john mccain. and friendship was so close that, uh, one of the most ardent american russophists. even bequeathed. e. mckay well, carry the lid of his coffin covered with the american flag, and, in addition, in today's meeting there was an article about the spread of fakes. uh, against the russian army. this speech by russian railways took place in the state of arizona in the local house of representatives; this became another such brick in this general term of his, a russian political scientist who has long been following the activities today said that today's verdict. generally. this natural outcome. when in the struggle for our and your freedom, which was the guiding star of russian liberalism, you end up on the side of the enemy, and the theory that they have lived for decades is that this country can and should be betrayed and sold. it began to be realized the first was the bark murza but for sure he will not

russia's crackdown today they sentenced "washington post" contributor and putin critic vladimir kara-murza to an unprecedented 25-year sentence for criticizing the war in ukraine. lester >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> tonight, deepening intrigue in the growing tensions between the u.s. and china. two men arrested on charges they ran a secret police station in new york city on behalf of the chinese government gabe gutierrez joins us gabe, this is allegedly part of a global pattern >> reporter: yes, lester the department of justice says that a secret police outpost in that nondescript office building behind me was one of more than 100 chinese police operations around the world, part of a massive effort to suppress criticism of china's communist government now, the two men, both u.s. citizens, were arrested on federal charges, one allegedly tracking down a pro-democracy activist in california. and separately more than three dozen officers with china's national police force have been charged with using social media to harass dissidents living in the u.s. now, china's embassy has previously

it is called karma from the scourge of a man who gave him 25 years, just the one whom kara murza- madeions lists, by the way, on this basis. they tried, uh, to challenge the judge, by the way, they could. no, it didn't help, of course. of course. yes, that's logic. we are now simply against the entire judiciary. they lead they will say no, no one can judge us after that, especially, so to speak, i almost looked for a turkish one but a british one but. well, uh, in general speaking, of course. of course, what is happening now, but we are called for - much more clarity and statements of fiction, and in my opinion much more decisiveness. and even insolence in actions. well, look, do not hide the truth, so to speak, the american delegation, which is now sent to the post-soviet. countries, some of which are our allies in the military bloc, which no one has officially dissolved , go without hiding, so to speak, to wash their hands. yes, we are going to wring our hands, why is it said, in general, really serious things, and through the american media through the british we will even repeat th

or let's say even before the shooting, they were condemned, er, this term received by volodymyr kara-murza are not only politicians in russia, but there are also no opposition politicians, well, that is, any political activity in this country is simply dangerous to engage in correctly, i understand no well, of course, this is, so to speak , not a direct hint well, in principle, totalitarianism there is such a circle of types er in different periods of its formation it takes roughly speaking er that the main thing in totalitarianism is control by force , yes they have control, and force can be like in the stalinist version, but this is simply modern russia does not need and this because there is no for the collectivization of the industrialization of the soviet union, it was necessary to break the goals of some specific, yes, stalin, it was necessary to break down simply huge masses of the population, for this, millions of victims were needed, already during brezhnev's time, there was no need, there was a point, repressions were needed , but now, in this way, in principle, somewhere in each

kara-murza. this extra judicial, extra legal process is all too common in russia. apparently, putin's fear of russian patriots like navalny and kara-murza who advocated for an open and democratic russia knows how to end. vladimir kara-murza, alexey navalny and many other russians are courageously pursuing a better russia. they deserve our support and solidarity. speaking on a different topic, i would like to ask consent this be placed in a separate part of the report. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: this weeks, the fate of women's health care rests with the supreme court of the united states. in the coming days, one single judge can single hand ily create chaos for doctors and women seeking abortion and cut off access to reproductive health care nationwide. remember when justice alley to announced that the -- -- remember when justice alito announced that the dobbs decision would just give each state the authority to regulate abortion? it sounded so simple. 50 different standards for abortion, but each state can make the decision. well, it's be