Vladimir Kara-Murza is a leading Russian pro-democracy activist and politician imprisoned in April 2022 for speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He was charged with a fabricated administrative violation and, later, for deliberately spreading ‘false’ information about Russia’s armed forces. Prior to this, Kara-Murza survived two poisoning attempts by Russia’s Federal Security Service in 2015 and 2017, twice going into a coma and nearly dying as a result, The poisonings were widely viewed as retribution for his vocal opposition to Putin. His leadership in Russian politics and effective advocacy for Magnitsky Acts worldwide made him a top enemy of the Kremlin.