STRASBOURG, FRANCE, 19 Feb. - (ANA) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) called for the release of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny on Wednesday, Deutsche Welle reports. 

 

"The Court grants an interim measure in favour of Alexei Navalny and asks the government of Russia to release him," the court said in a press release. 

 

The ECHR is the international court of the Council of Europe, of which Russia is a member.   - (ANA) -

 

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