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Agence France-Presse: Russia frees opposition leader Navalny as Kremlin race heats up

Published Oct. 22, 2017 at 1:50 pm

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walks along Domodedovo airport hall shortly after being released in Moscow on Oct. 22. Alexei Navalny was released after a 20-day jail term for organising protests against Russian President.

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MOSCOW – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walked free on Sunday, October 22, after a 20-day jail term for organizing protests against President Vladimir Putin.

Navalny, who has declared his intention to stand for president in 2018, was released in a secret location in Moscow early Sunday to evade media attention.