[2] Alexei Navalny, an activist against corruption and a blogger, was arrested seven times between 2012 and 2014 for a rally, three 'walkabout' gatherings, two demonstrations, and a courthouse gathering, and held liable for administrative offences, or disobeying police orders.
He argued this breached the European Convention on Human Rights articles 5, 6, 11 and 18.
He argued the Russian authorities had an ulterior purpose of stopping his political engagement and influence.
The European Court of Human Rights held[full citation needed] there were breaches of articles 5, 6 and 11.
The Russian courts acted unfairly by basing their judgments only on police accounts, and in all seven cases there was a breach of the right to assembly.