Kremlin targets TikTok over critical content We know that is arbitrarily detained because of the position he has espoused and because he is a vocal critic of President Putin, Callamard added.
She stressed that the organization was campaigning equally for Alexei at the moment, as we would have two months ago.
Navlany s supporters accused Amnesty of having caved to a pressure campaign, after Russian users inundated the NGO with examples of past social media comments from Navalny deemed in some way insensitive or distasteful.
The decision is currently under review, with the outcome of that process will be made public when it s finished, which should be anytime soon, Callamard told DW on Wednesday.
Germany's Foreign Ministry on Friday described as "disconcerting" comments from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Moscow was ready to sever ties with the European Union if the bloc hits it with new economic sanctions.