JK Rowling, Jude Law, Orhan Pamuk and 100 other cultural figures demand Putin to release Navalny
Pravda Ukraine
128 world-renowned cultural figures have asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to provide incarcerated politician Alexei Navalny with medical care and release him.
Source: Russian independent online publication Meduza, which published the text of the open letter in Russian
Details: Amongst the cultural figures who signed the letter were Nobel Prize laureates Svetlana Alexievich, Mario Vargas Llosa, Herta Müller, Orhan Pamuk, Olga Tokarczuk, author of the “Harry Potter” series JK Rowling, historian Timothy Snyder, actors David Duchovny, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jude Law, Jean Reno, as well as ex-soccer player of the Manchester United club Eric Cantona and others.