for consular 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 or criticism, but to neutralise anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system here. vladimir is a very strong man. evgenia kara murza is vladimir s wife. when she spoke to me from america before the verdict, 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
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
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 or criticism, but to neutralise anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system here. vladimir is a very strong man. evgenia kara murza is vladimir s wife. when she spoke to me from america before the verdict, she was already preparing 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
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. that was steve rosenberg. i spoke to him earlier and asked him what the mood was like in the court. i’m him earlier and asked him what the mood was like in the court. i m sure efforts will mood was like in the court. i m sure efforts will be mood was like in the court. i m sure efforts will be made mood was like in the court. i m sure efforts will be made by mood was like in the court. i m sure efforts will be made by wiadimir - efforts will be made by wladimir kara murza s colleagues, friends and fami
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