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an unprecedented sentence, particularly in the post soviet era. you know, we should note that the judge who sentenced him was a judge who was on the magnitsky list and he himself, vladimir kara murza, had campaigned after the death of magnitsky to push russian human rights violators on this list and ban them from travel, certainly to the us. and this veryjudge who also sentenced magnitsky has also sentenced kara murza. it is a sign that the kremlin is so concerned about opposition to the war that this is supposed to deter anyone from speaking out against it. a 25 year prison sentence is unprecedented. why do you think the kremlin sees kara murza as a threat? because he has consistently spoken out about russian human rights abuses for years now. he was a friend of