. 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.

since vladimir kara-murza and before that, - critics? absolutely. since vladimir. exey kara—murza and before that, alexey navalny, was arrested, now you have more than just two. dozens of people have been arrested. it makes russian people to be afraid to go outside on the street to say something against the street to say something against the war in ukraine, and it's exactly a target. to make people be afraid to say anything. you a target. to make people be afraid to say anything-— to say anything. you mentioned it navaln , to say anything. you mentioned it navalny, who _ to say anything. you mentioned it navalny, who has _ to say anything. you mentioned it navalny, who has been _ to say anything. you mentioned it| navalny, who has been persecuted to say anything. you mentioned it - navalny, who has been persecuted for political reasons and he's very worried about his health. he did not die after two poison attempts. would you share those concerns about his welfare? ., ., ., , welfare? you mentioned he was oisoned welfare? you mentioned he was poisoned twice. _ welf

in of man that vladimir kara—murza is. infact, _ of man that vladimir kara—murza is. in fact, he _ ofvian 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 order to get sanctions on the putin regime, and this is— sanctions on the putin regime, and this is a _ s

for more than a decade, vladimir kara-murza has been a ghont of the kremlin. ublicly condemned the war in ukraine. mr. kara-murza is also a british citizen. the u.k. has 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

vladimir is a very strong man. 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

vladimir kara—murza may be less known oppositioner compared to alexei navalny. ssia, he had a lot of supporters. vladimir kara—murza was very much 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 regime in russia. but he always believed russian people, and he thought to go back to russia, he might make some sense and to help to fight against this redeem. against this regime. unfortunately maybe he was just not right. marina litvinenko talking to me a little earlier on the programme. we are keeping an eye on the house of commons because there is set to be a government statement on this story. we have had reaction already from washington, france, so many european countries, and action here already with the russian ambassador being called in. so we are expecting more words on this story on the floor of the house of commons. we'll keep an eye on that, as soon as that comes and we will to that. —— we will return to that. fighting is ragin

vladimir is a very strong man. 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

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

vladimir kara—murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try to secure his release? sular 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 been punished for that very public criticism. but also, he and his supporters suspect it was those international sanctions that he lobbied for, the magnitsky act, which also played a role, the visa bans and asset freezes on some russian officials, which sparked anger in the kremlin. what has happened today has been a

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

vladimir is a very strong man. 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

vladimir is a very strong man. 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

vladimir kara—murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try to secure his release? sular 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 shares in. an update on the commissioner's website says that the prime minister is being probed for a declaration of interest. in reaction number ten has said: "we are happy to assist the commissioner to clarify how this has been transparently declared as a ministerial interest." here's our political correspondent ni

where he wa tortured is now in charge of the person where vladimi kara-murza is being kept and tortured he is also the person that vladimirfor him to be brought on the magnitsky sanctions list this is a conflict of interest of massive proportions the person who vladimi kara-murza got sanctioned is now in charge of his torture i prison >> this story is very hard t talk about, bill thank you. you and vladimir and i hav been on this show together i the past, and he, i think he knows and we will appreciate that we are keeping his stor alive. bill browder is the head of th global magnitsky justice campaign and the author of the book freezing order, a tru story of much russian mone laundering, murder, an surviving vladimir putin's wrath. he is also the author of red notice these two books are required reading for the world we are i right now. in 2021, america's mos prominent foam pillow salesman put his money where his mout was, spending $5 million no on could disprove data that h claimed to have shown chin interfered in the 2020 presidential election. 100 -- one 63 year old trump vote took that betting quickly find out the dat

vladimir is a very strong man. 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

vladimir is a very strong man. 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

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

vladimir is a very strong man. 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

in a moscow courtroom, the noted opposition figure vladimir kara-murza was sentenced to 25 years in prisong vladimir putin's war in ukraine. as stephanie sy tells us, kara-murza joins hundreds of other russian opposition leaders and activists behind bars. stephanie: vladimir kara-murza was convicted of treason, received one of the harshest 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 the president and ceo at the center for european policy analysis. thank you for joining the newshour. the judge himself was under magnitsky sanctions for human rights violations. it wa

. >> 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

. >> 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

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

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 _

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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

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

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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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

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

that tape of him in arizona with rusty blowers is because march last year, just a year ago vladimir kara-murza to speak to their legislature about the war that just started and about russia having just invaded ukraine and started their war -- having started their war there that speech in arizona that he g gave, authorities in russia used that, they cited that speech in particular, the one in arizona at the arizona state legislature, they cited that as reason to arrest kara-murza when he returned to russia for the grave crime of calling russia's war in ukraine a war and you're not allowed to do that and for the grave crime of criticizing russian president vladimir putin for starting that war and the grave crime of criticizing vladimir putin for turning russia from what should be a democracy into instead a dictatorship well, today vladimir kara-murza was sensed in russia to 25 years in prison. it's the longest punishment ever handed down to a kremlin critic since the fall of the soviet union. the only opposition political figure in russia who is more well known than kara-murza is alexei navalny

a lawyer for prominent russian human rights advocate vladimir kara. murzaays he plans to appeal after being sentenced to 25 years in prison for condemning the war in ukraine. the british russian citizen was on trial for crimes including treason and spreading fake news and cnn's claire sebastian joins us live from london. good morning to you, claire. so what more can you tell us about both of these cases? resume, which the wall street journal reporter we expect that appeal to begin in a moscow court in a little under two hours from now, as you say his current status is that he is in pretrial detention in the notoriously formative of prison in moscow. that is, until may 29th. we don't know whether that could be addressed potentially in this hearing, but he is facing espionage charges which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years. and of course, the u. s government has, uh, has a called him wrongfully detained, which means that they are now working to secure his release. the russian authorities have said that they want this to play out in the courts. he was, as y

example of 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

governments and human right organizations have widely condemned the sentencing of kremlin critic vladimir kara-murza25 years in labor camp. he was convicted of treason and spreading disinformation about the russian military. he denied the charges. their u.s. ambassador to russia said the sentence was a sign of moscow's weakness and not strength, and was clearly an attempt to silence dissent. kara-murza associate lawyer says given his poor health, the jail sentence amounts to a death sentence. reporter: a so-called strict regime labor camp in russia, the kind of prison in which led america remorse or may spend the next 25 years of his life. the dual aggression and citizen is one of russia's last permanent opposition figures and has been behind bars since april of 2022. russian authorities arrested him after he did not pressure the so-called social military operation in ukraine during a speech to american editions. he was first charged with spreading both information about the russian military, then prosecutors added a charge of treason. that son of the soviet era to the list, kara-murza has worked as

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—— vladimir kara—murza. we will have more on all of those stories here in a moment.ound up to the sports news. thank you, good afternoon. we start with football and the premier league where liverpool can keep their hopes of playing european football next season alive, with a win at leeds this evening. it won't be easy though forjurgen klopp�*s side against a leeds team fighting for premier league survival — just two points above the drop zone. we have nothing to lose, really, and we are in a position that we don't want to be in the table. that means we have to act a little bit like this, we have to try new things, we have to fight for things, that's how it is. the things we have tried so far this season didn't work out properly, especially not consistently, and that's what we have to do. all the things are on the table, everything is clear, our home record isn't as bad as the away record but we play away. anyway, i'm looking forward to the game. it is important to be strong in this moment_ it is important to be strong in this moment of— it is important to be strong i

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to a certain extent, but not to such an extent, like 25 years on, a strict regime prison for vladimir kara—murzariticism. and he was blamed as a high treason. but unfortunately, unfortunately, that that is the i would say, the making fear among people. of course, will not see it for 25 years because i'm sure putin's regime will not exist, but not last fought for for more than five years. but today there is repression. like in stalin's time, mr putin started to undertake just the last the last efforts to to keep people under fear so that to manipulate by them and to continue this bloody war against ukraine. why do you think he wants to create this environment of fear and silence his critics? yeah. because it's already evident that people started to realise that they live already eight years or maybe already nine years in a row just with the decrease incomes. life is being changed considerably. and middle class people in the big cities just completely understood what putin is about and what this war against the nation. and that's why we have almost a million people already immigrated during this y

here, i have a feeling of deja vu, because we were here yesterday when the kremlin critic, vladimir kara—murza sentenced to 25 years in prison. the american ambassador was here today and ending that decision, she called for his release again today. relations between russia and the united states are very strained at the moment, so that does not help mr gershkovich�*s case. he is a seasoned russia reporter, he is well known the foreign press corps here. he is an accredited journalist, accredited the russian foreign ministry. his colleagues will testify he is an experience and a good reporter and not a spy. we have some developing news now from what is happening in the sudan. we understand fighting will pause tonight after rival generals agree tonight after rival generals agree to a 24—hour ceasefire following four days of intense class in khartoum and other towns. no militia leader said he approved the ceasefire to ensure that the evacuation of wounded civilians. —— the militia leader. sudan is on the horn of africa, it has a history of instability. the president of saab sedan when the sun is go