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| Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny freed from jail | Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny freed from jail |
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| Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walked free on Thursday after spending 30 days in custody for staging an unsanctioned protest. | Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walked free on Thursday after spending 30 days in custody for staging an unsanctioned protest. |
| Soon after his release Navalny said in an Instagram post that the jail where he was held had received a massive face-lift ahead of the World Cup, apparently in anticipation of arresting rowdy foreign fans. | Soon after his release Navalny said in an Instagram post that the jail where he was held had received a massive face-lift ahead of the World Cup, apparently in anticipation of arresting rowdy foreign fans. |
| In a later live broadcast on YouTube, he apologised to the “great number of mass media that reported the claim.” | In a later live broadcast on YouTube, he apologised to the “great number of mass media that reported the claim.” |
| “All of it, from the first word to the last, was a fabrication,” he said, laughing. “I apologise in front of everyone.” | “All of it, from the first word to the last, was a fabrication,” he said, laughing. “I apologise in front of everyone.” |
| Navalny had said that the cells had their usual pit latrines replaced with flush toilets, that normally poor rations were replaced with rich menus offering ample choice complete with alcohol-free beer and various desserts and that huge TV sets were put in each cell. | Navalny had said that the cells had their usual pit latrines replaced with flush toilets, that normally poor rations were replaced with rich menus offering ample choice complete with alcohol-free beer and various desserts and that huge TV sets were put in each cell. |
| Navalny called a series of rallies in the Russian capital and other cities on 5 May, just before Putin’s inauguration for a new term. Demonstrations under the slogan “He is not our tsar” took place throughout the country. | Navalny called a series of rallies in the Russian capital and other cities on 5 May, just before Putin’s inauguration for a new term. Demonstrations under the slogan “He is not our tsar” took place throughout the country. |
| A court in Moscow convicted Navalny on charges of organising an unauthorised rally and resisting police, and ordered him jailed for 30 days. | A court in Moscow convicted Navalny on charges of organising an unauthorised rally and resisting police, and ordered him jailed for 30 days. |
| The anti-corruption campaigner has served several weeks-long jail terms in the past for organising other protests. | The anti-corruption campaigner has served several weeks-long jail terms in the past for organising other protests. |
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