Tag: BritishRussian

US senators urge release of British-Russian dissident on anniversary of jailing

Members of the US Congress have called for the immediate release of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza as they marked the second anniversary of his imprisonment. “The bottom line is that Vladimir Kara-Murza will not be forgotten,” Democratic Senator Ben Cardin, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said at an event on Capitol Hill. […]

UK demands clarity after jailed British-Russian activist vanishes from prison

Russia must provide clarity over the whereabouts of jailed opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has demanded. Concern has grown since the Russian-British national, convicted of treason after criticising the war in Ukraine, was removed from a prison in Siberia. Russian prison transfers are shrouded in secrecy and can take weeks. Lord […]