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BBC: Russian opposition leader Navalny wins European human rights payout

By BBC.
Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny (2nd R) and his wife Yulia (2nd L) attend an opposition rally in central Moscow on October 27, 2013.
Photo by AFP

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay more than 63,000 euros (£54,000) in compensation to opposition politician Alexei Navalny.

The ECHR said his right to peaceful protest had been violated multiple times during a series of political gatherings dating back to 2012.

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