Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza wins Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize

Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is currently in jail facing charges of treason, won the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize on Monday.

The human rights award, which comes with a €60,000 ($58,000) prize, is awarded by the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe, also known as PACE.

Tiny Kox, the president of PACE, said it took “incredible courage in today’s Russia to stand against the power in place.”

“Mr. Kara-Murza is showing this courage from his prison cell,”…