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Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Transferred To Prison Hospital

Vladimir Kara-Murza was imprisoned in April 2023 after criticising Russia's military offensive on Ukraine and pressing Western countries to impose sanctions against the Kremlin (Credit: AFP)

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a prison hospital and his lawyers have been denied access to him for two days, his wife said on Friday, raising fears for the dissident's fate.

Kara-Murza, 42, is serving a 25-year prison sentence on treason and other charges, one of the harshest punishments Moscow has meted out to opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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