European Court of Human Rights orders Russia to pay 75,000 euros to Russians arrested during peaceful protests

The European Court of Human Rights has issued a ruling in a lawsuit brought by nine Russians who were arrested during peaceful protests between 2006 and 2011.

The court found that the rights of the plaintiffs, including prominent activists Lev Ponomaryov, Mikhail Kriger, and Mikhail Schneider, were violated such that the Russian government is obligated to compensate the plaintiffs and cover their legal fees.

The amount of each plaintiff’s compensation was determined on a case-by-case basis, though Ponomaryov, Kriger, and Schneider are all to receive the same amount to compensate for their arrests during pickets outside the FSB’s headquarters in 2006. Some of the plaintiffs did not request compensation and therefore did not receive it. The court ordered Russia to pay a total of 75,000 euros ($84,740) in compensation and 22,000 ($24,860) in legal fees.