Kremlin critic's arrests 'were political'

By Gilbert Reilhac and Andrew Osborn
Updated November 15 2018 - 10:46pm, first published 10:41pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has won a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has won a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia's repeated arrests and detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny were politically motivated and breached his human rights, a decision certain to displease the Kremlin.

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