Russian opposition activist has disappeared from prison, colleagues say

Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza stands in a glass cage in a Moscow courtroom in July 2023 (Dmitry Serebryakov/AP)

Supporters of prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr, who is serving a 25-year sentence for treason, said on Monday that he has disappeared from the Siberian prison where he was behind bars.

Kara-Murza, 42, was held in a prison in the Omsk region, but a letter sent to him by activist and journalist Alexander Podrabinek was returned with the notation that Kara-Murza was no longer there, Mr Podrabinek said on Facebook.