A Poisoning in Moscow - A critic of the Kremlin and Journal contributor fights for his life.

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In 2015 a prominent Russian opposition activist named Vladimir Kara-Murza inexplicably suffered multiple organ failure and barely survived after falling into a coma for nearly a week. On Thursday it happened to him again, in much the same way. Since this happened in Moscow, we assume the explanation isn’t innocent.

Mr. Kara-Murza, 35, is a former journalist who worked for a Russian TV station in Washington until he was fired from his job in 2012. That year he testified before the U.S. Congress in favor of the Magnitsky Act, which places financial sanctions and travel bans on corrupt Russian officials. Mr. Kara-Murza described the law as a “pro-Russian bill which provides a much-needed measure of accountability for those who continue to violate the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens.”

That could not have endeared him to the Kremlin. Nor could his close association with Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition politician who was assassinated near the Kremlin in February 2015. Three months later Mr. Kara-Murza became ill after eating lunch at a restaurant. He told CNN that “there is no other possible reason” than politics for his poisoning.

Mr. Kara-Murza has been a contributor to these pages for many years, warning often about Vladimir Putin’s encroaching dictatorship. Now he’s fighting for his life at a Moscow hospital. As his friend Garry Kasparov told us Friday, his plight is a reminder that “Putin’s regime wants the worst for those who want the best for Russia, and that Putin has no fear of repercussions abroad for murdering even the most peaceful critics.”

Now would be a good time for U.S. officials, including the White House, to demonstrate moral leadership by speaking up for Mr. Kara-Murza and other brave Russian dissenters.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-poisoning-in-moscow-1486166263

[angstlessk]

1. Wonder what trump has in mind for his dissenters, since he thinks

putin's killings are A-OK, cause WE kill folks too?

[Blue_Roses]

2. Wow...

[Cha]

3. kick