- Hans Weber
- August 16, 2024
Lietuvos ambasada Prahoje / Embassy of Lithuania in Prague
Vladimir Kara-Murza, the winner of the 2022 Václav Havel International Human Rights Prize, was honored at an international conference in Prague yesterday. Longtime comrade of Boris Nemtov, who served as deputy chairman of the National Freedom Party and candidate for the Russian parliament, V. Kara-Murza played an important role in getting Magnicki’s Law passed in many countries around the world, including the USA, UK, Canada. This law establishes sanctions on Russian officers responsible for violations of human rights. 2015 vs 2017 he has been poisoned before and 2022 he was arrested in April and has since been imprisoned in Moscow for condemning the Kremlin invasion of Ukraine.
Evgenia, wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza, attended the conference “Crime and Punishment – Crimes for Peace, Humanity and the Circle of Justice” in honor of the Prize winner. She read a statement written by her husband from jail. “By launching a brutal invasion of Ukraine, Putin has launched a war on truth in our country. Putin telling the truth in Russia is considered a crime against the state. I dedicate this award to all political prisoners in Russia, and the funds received for it will be donated to their families, – V said in the report. Black-Murza.
Evgenia, wife of opposition Russian activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who won the Wenceslas Havel Prize for 2022, attended the 10th conference yesterday. conference to honor the prize laureate Václav Havel with the title Crimes and Punishment – Crimes Against Peace and Humanity and the Wheel of Justice. She read the statement her husband wrote from prison. By launching a brutal invasion of Ukraine, Putin started a war against the truth in our country. In Putin’s Russia, telling the truth is a crime against the state. I award this prize to all political prisoners in Russia and the proceeds will be donated to their families,” E said. Kara-Murza in her statement.
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