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A demonstrator demanding the release of the detained Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny holds a placard outside the Russian embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 23, 2021. The 44-year-old Chief Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was arrested at his return in Moscow after spending several months in Germany recovering from a poisoning attack that he said was carried out on the orders of President Vladimir Putin Fredrik SANDBERG / TT News Agency / AFP

February 18th, 2021 - 07:53 GMT

Europe's Top Court Urges Russia to Free Kremlin Critic Navalny

Europe’s top human rights court urged Russia on Wednesday to immediately release Kremlin critic and opposition leader Alexey Navalny. The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) said it was granting an interim measure on an application lodged Jan. 20 by Navalny related to his detention that asked for his release. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Wednesday that Russia must release Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny from jail ...