Evgenia Kara-Murza
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Evgenia Kara-Murza is a dedicated human rights advocate who speaks out against the oppressive actions of the Russian regime, driven by her personal experiences and family values. This interview reveals her steadfastness in protecting her family's legacy and the broader struggle for freedom and justice in Russia.
“Vladimir, as I said, I don't think he has ever been able to fully process it. After the assassination, the first thing he did was, well, he made a documentary about Boris. And in Vladimir's film, that is available on YouTube in English as well.”
“No, I was just about to turn seven and we came to Moscow and my mom had been very loyally traveling with my father across the country, everywhere. She gave birth to me on this small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean while my father was at sea and my mom had to walk through this island to the hospital.”
“And we desperately try to find some answers as to what had really happened, what had been done to him. And the test conducted in a French laboratory showed extremely high levels of heavy metals in his blood. That was the only finding we have from that 2015 poisoning.”
“We need to stand with those who fight for democracies in those countries where people's rights are being oppressed. If we want this world to become a safer place, what is happening in Russia? Matters and what is happening on that continent matters because it's not just the war between Russia and Ukraine.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 584 – Evgenia Kara-Murza
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