BBCNEWS BBC News July 6, 2024
a russian court has sentenced one of president putin's most prominent critics to 25 years in prison for treason. vladimir kara—murza has also been convicted of spreading false information about the russian armed forces and co—operation with an "undesirable organisation". he played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the russian—british former journalist and politician is the latest of a number of putin opponents to have been arrested or forced to flee russia. he had denied the charges and been vocall...