(CN) — After years of police raids, frozen assets and “extremism” labels targeting allies of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, European judges said Tuesday Russia crossed a red line, using the law itself to systematically erase organized political opposition.
In a ruling that lays bare the mechanics of Russia’s crackdown on dissent, the European Court of Human Rights said the moves against Navalny and his network were never about legitimate law enforcement.
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