Russian dissident remains in prison on trumped-up charges

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Vladimir Kara-Murza is one of the most well-known opposition politicians in Russia. Like Alexei Navalny, and dozens of other opposition politicians in Russia, Kara-Murza is in prison. Right now, he’s awaiting his day in court after being accused of “high treason.” He is one of hundreds of documented political prisoners in Russia. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.

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