Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces 'psychological torture', wife says


  • World
  • Thursday, 18 May 2023

Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, addresses the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy in Geneva, Switzerland May 17, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA (Reuters) - Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing him psychologically by denying him calls with his children while he serves a 25-year sentence on charges he says are politically motivated.

Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, Evgenia Kara-Murza said her husband's repeated requests to speak to his three children - aged 11, 14 and 17 - were denied given that they now live in the United States.

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