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citing Russia's prison service.Prison authorities told the agency that Kara-Murza, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for treason and
other charges, was removed from the IK-16 penal colony in the Omsk region and sent to an unspecified destination.The FlightRadar24 aircraft
tracking portal showed a charter flight traveling from Omsk to Moscow, but it was unclear if this flight was connected to Kara-Murza's
reported transfer.Kara-Murza had been scheduled to attend a court hearing in Omsk on Thursday.Independent broadcaster TV Rain reported
national, was hospitalized earlier this month
colony."His reported transfer comes as several other political prisoners jailed in Russia have been reportedly moved to unknown locations in
recent days, fueling speculation that Moscow is preparing a large-scale exchange with Western governments.Kara-Murza was arrested in April
2022 after he publicly criticized Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pressed Western countries to impose sanctions against the Kremlin.From
behind bars, he has continued to campaign against Putin and urged Moscow to investigate his claims of having been poisoned.But his family
and supporters have raised alarm over his health, which is said to have deteriorated in prison due to a nerve condition he sustained after
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