INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
He was last year brought to the IK-6 maximum-security penal colony in Omsk some 2,700 kilometers east of Moscow.His lawyers and family have
said his health has deteriorated in prison as he suffers from a nerve condition called polyneuropathy due to two near-fatal poisoning
attempts in 2015 and 2017.Transferring prisoners to new facilities can sometimes take weeks in Russia, and prisoners lose all contact with
recent years.In his final word in court before his sentencing, Kara-Murza stood by his political work, including his comments on the war in
Alexei Navalny went missing for nearly three weeks before he was located in a remote prison colony in Russia's Arctic
Navalny's disappearance had spurred concerns from allies, rights groups and Western governments over his safety.
