European court: Russia´s arrests of Navalny political
(World News Russia)

Strasbourg, France - The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Russian authorities´ arrests of opposition leader Alexei Navalny were politically motivated, a decision that deals a blow to the Kremlin´s dismissal of Navalny as a mere troublemaker. Navalny hailed the ruling as an example of `genuine justice` and said it is an important signal for many people in Russia who face arbitrary detentions for their political activities. The court´s highest chamber found that Russian authorities violated multiple human rights in detaining...