Jailed Russian-British Activist Moved Amid Speculation of Prisoner Swap

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a dual Russian-British national, has been moved from his prison in Siberia. The Russian prison service did not specify his current location. This comes amid increasing disappearances of Russian dissidents, fuelling speculation of a potential prisoner swap with the West.

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a dual Russian-British national jailed on treason charges for 25 years, has been relocated from his prison in Siberia, according to Russia's prison service, FSIN.

Kara-Murza, previously held at the IK-6 penal colony in Omsk, is being sent to an undisclosed location, FSIN told Reuters.

In recent days, several Russian dissidents and opponents of Moscow's war in Ukraine have vanished from Russian prisons, leading rights activists to predict an impending prisoner swap with the West.

(With inputs from agencies.)