CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 15 janvier 2016

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margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-0.45pt; text-align:justify; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:9pt } .s881116FC { margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.45pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-0.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:9pt } .sB4F6ED9B { height:188.05pt } .sBCA334AF { border-top:0.75pt solid #808080; border-right:0.75pt solid #808080; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s7CB6920E { border-top:0.75pt solid #808080; border-right:0.75pt solid #808080; border-left:0.75pt solid #808080; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s62945D10 { border-top:0.75pt solid #808080; border-left:0.75pt solid #808080; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top }   Communicated on 15 January 2016   THIRD SECTION Application no. 14988/09 Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV against Russia and 50 other applications (see list appended) The applicants are Russian nationals. Their names, dates of birth and places of residence are indicated in the Appendix. The facts of the cases, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows. In 2009-13 the applicants lodged notices of the public assemblies indicated in the Appendix. On all occasions the authorities refused to approve the dates and locations proposed by the applicants, and the domestic courts upheld these administrative decisions. The judicial decisions in every case were taken after the respective dates of the originally proposed assemblies. The grounds for the refusals and the final domestic decisions are indicated in the Appendix. COMPLAINTS The applicants complain under Article 11 of the Convention of a violation of their right to peaceful assembly. They claim that the ban on holding LGBT public assemblies is not in accordance with the law, does not pursue any legitimate aim and is not necessary in a democratic society. The applicants complain under Article 13 in conjunction with Article 11 of the Convention that they did not have an effective remedy against the alleged violations of their freedom of assembly. They allege that the time ‑ limits for lodging a notice of the proposed events did not allow them to obtain a final judicial decision on the lawfulness of the ban before the assembly in question was due to take place. Lastly, the applicants complain of the discriminatory manner in which the authorities treated their applications for holding LGBT public events, contrary to Article 14 in conjunction with Article   11 of the Convention.   QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES 1.     As regards each application, has there been an interference with the applicants’ freedom of peaceful assembly, within the meaning of Article 11 § 1 of the Convention?   2.     Assuming there was such an interference, did it comply in each case with the requirements set forth in Article 11 § 2 of the Convention?   3.     Did the statutory periods for notification of the public event and those for the judicial review of the decisions banning the organisation of the event allow for a final judicial decision to be given before the intended date of the event? If not, has there been a violation of Article 13 in conjunction with Article 11 of the Convention in the present cases?   4.     Have the applicants suffered discrimination in the enjoyment of freedom of assembly contrary to Article 14 read in conjunction with Article   11 of the Convention? APPENDIX No. Application no.   Application name   Lodged on Applicant name Date of birth Place of residence Public Event Date of Public Event Court of final domestic decision Date of final domestic decision   14988/09   Alekseyev v.   Russia   06/02/2009 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   1.     Pride march to draw public attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by many lesbian and gay individuals in Russia and Belarus (and to the links between such treatment and fascism and xenophobia), to promote greater respect for the human rights and freedoms of the lesbian and gay minority in Russia and Belarus, and to call for a more tolerant attitude toward this minority on the part of the Russian and Belarusian public authorities and the heterosexual majority in Russian and Belarusian society. 2.     Two Pride pickets with the same purposes as event no.1. 3.     Picket to focus the attention of the American authorities on the need to repeal the Federal Defense of Marriage Act and to take legislative measures for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the United States of America in accordance with the statements made by the President Barack Obama during his election campaign. 4.     Picket in the city of Ryazan to call for the repeal of Article 3.10 of the Ryazan Region Law on Administrative Offences which establishes penalties for homosexual propaganda to minors. 5.     Pride march in the city of Ryazan to draw the attention of the state and society to the problems of the respect of the human rights of homosexual people, existing discrimination towards homosexual people, homophobia (hatred of sexual minorities), fascism and xenophobia. 6.     Picket in the city of Tambov to condemn the homophobic statements of the Governor of Tambov Region, Oleg Betin, and to call for the respect for the rights and freedoms of homosexual people in Russia. 7.     Pride march in the city of Tambov to draw the attention of the state and society to the problems of the respect of the human rights of homosexual people, existing discrimination towards homosexual people, homophobia (hatred of sexual minorities), fascism and xenophobia. 8.     Moscow Pride march to draw the attention of the state and of society to the problems of the respect of the human rights of homosexual people, existing discrimination towards homosexual people, homophobia (hatred of sexual minorities), fascism and xenophobia. 1.     16/05/2009             2.     16/05/2009 3.     07/07/2009         4.     04/04/2009     5.     11/04/2009       6.     10/10/2008     7.     18/10/2008       8.     31/05/2008 1.     Moscow City Court             2.     Moscow City Court 3.     Moscow City Court         4-5.     Ryazan Regional Court           6-7.     Tambov Regional Court           8.     Moscow City Court 1.     08/12/2009             2.     26/11/2009 3.     26/11/2009         4-5.     01/07/2009             6-7.     02/02/2009             8.     26/08/2008   65548/10   Alekseyev v.   Russia   04/11/2010 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   1.     Moscow Pride march to alert the public and the Government to the issue of problems regarding the respect of the human rights of homosexual individuals, to draw the attention of the public and the Government to the existing discrimination against homosexual individuals and to homophobia (hatred of sexual minorities), fascism and xenophobia. 2-4.     Three pickets with the same purposes as the event no. 1.   1.     29/05/2010         2-4.     29/05/2010 1.     Moscow City Court         2-4.     Moscow City Court 1.     14/10/2010         2-4.     14/09/2010   30650/12   Alekseyevy v.   Russia   01/05/2012 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Ms Irina Nikolayevna ALEKSEYEVA 17/03/1941 Moscow     1.     Moscow Pride cultural event to provide the public with objective information about the history of attitudes towards homosexuality in culture and science, about the contribution of famous representatives of sexual minorities to culture and art as well as about the role of famous persons in culture and art in the protection of homosexual people. 2-4.     Two Moscow Pride marches and one rally to express support for tolerance and respect for the rights and freedoms of persons of homosexual orientation in Russia, to draw public attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by many lesbian and gay individuals in Russia (and to the links between such treatment and fascism and xenophobia), to promote greater respect for the human rights and freedoms of the lesbian and gay minority in Russia, and to call for a more tolerant attitude towards this minority on the part of the Russian public authorities and the heterosexual majority in Russian society.   1. 28/05/2011         2-4.27-28/05/2011 1.     Moscow City Court         2.     Moscow City Court 1.     14/11/2011         2-4.     14/11/2011   46138/12   Alekseyev v.   Russia   29/05/2012 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   1.     Picket welcoming the creation of a group in support of homosexual employees at Aeroflot – Russian Airlines. 2.     Rally to condemn the discriminatory policy of Aeroflot – Russian Airlines towards homosexual employees on the day of the eighty-ninth anniversary of civil aviation in Russia. 1.     06/07/2011   2.     09/02/2012 1.     Moscow City Court   2.     Moscow City Court 1.     30/11/2011   2.     10/09/2012   75136/12   Alekseyev v.   Russia   20/09/2012 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   1.     Picket welcoming the creation of a group in support of the homosexual employees at Aeroflot – Russian Airlines. 2.     Rally to condemn the discriminatory policy of Aeroflot – Russian Airlines towards homosexual employees on the day of the eighty-ninth anniversary of civil aviation in Russia. 1.     06/07/2011   2.     09/02/2012 1.     Moscow City Court   2.     Moscow City Court 1.     30/11/2011   2.     10/09/2012   12287/13   Alekseyev v.   Russia   05/12/2012 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   1.     102 Moscow Pride Cultural Events –"Homosexuality in the history of world culture, science and civilization" to provide the public with the objective information about the history of attitudes towards homosexuality in culture and science, about the role of famous persons of non-traditional sexual orientation in culture and arts as well as the role of famous people in the spheres of culture and arts in promoting the human rights of sexual minorities. 2.     Two Moscow Pride marches and two Moscow Pride rallies to express support for tolerance and respect for the rights and freedoms of persons of homosexual orientation in Russia, to draw public attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by many lesbian and gay individuals in Russia (and to the links between such treatment and fascism and xenophobia), to promote greater respect for the human rights and freedoms of the lesbian and gay minority in Russia, and to call for a more tolerant attitude towards this minority on the part of the Russian public authorities and the heterosexual majority in Russian society. 1.     One assembly in March 2012 and 101 assemblies on the closest Saturday to the 27 May every year between 2012 and 2112 2.     26-27/05/2012 1.     Moscow City Court           2.     Moscow City Court 1.     06/06/2012           2.     30/10/2012   12301/13   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   04/02/2013 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye, Krasnoyarskyi region   (3) Mr Aleksey Aleksandrovich KISELEV 11/05/1984 Gryazi, Lipetskyi region   Picket: “Good night, kids” in Moscow to express silent protest against the 19 January 2010 verdict of the Russian Constitutional Court concerning the compliance with the Constitution of the law banning homosexual propaganda to minors in Ryazan Region, Russia. 20/01/2012 Moscow City Court 06/08/2012   32107/13   Alekseyev v.   Russia   20/05/2013 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   1.     Pride march and rally in the city of Khimki express support for tolerance and respect for the rights and freedoms of persons of homosexual orientation in Russia, to draw public attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by many lesbian and gay individuals in Russia (and to the links between such treatment and fascism and xenophobia), to promote greater respect for the human rights and freedoms of the lesbian and gay minority in Russia, and to call for a more tolerant attitude towards this minority on the part of the Russian public authorities and the heterosexual majority in Russian society. 2.     Moscow Pride rally in Sokolniki Park with the same purposes as event no. 1. 3.     Two Moscow Pride marches and two rallies with the same purposes as event no. 1. 1.     25/05/2013               2.     26/05/2013 3.     25/05/2013, 25/05/2013 1.     Moscow Regional Court             2.     Moscow City Court 3.     Moscow City Court 1.     16/09/2013               2.     02/10/2013 3.     06/12/2013   62619/13   Alekseyev v.   Russia   16/09/2013 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   Two pickets: “There are no less gays and lesbians among children than among adults” to disseminate objective information about the nature of homosexuality among minors on the basis of the world scientific research as well as to draw the attention of society and the state to homophobia and discrimination against minors who are gays and lesbians. 22/03/2012, 23/03/2012 Kostroma Regional Court 20/03/2013   25993/14   Alekseyev v.   Russia   15/03/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow 1.     Kostroma Pride march to express support for tolerance and respect for the rights and freedoms of persons of homosexual orientation in Russia, to draw public attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by many lesbian and gay individuals in Russia (and to the links between such treatment and fascism and xenophobia), to promote greater respect for the human rights and freedoms of the lesbian and gay minority in Russia, and to call for a more tolerant attitude towards this minority on the part of the Russian public authorities and the heterosexual majority in Russian society. 2-3.     Rallies to condemn the legal ban on the homosexual propaganda to minors introduced by a law in Kostroma Region.   1.     19/05/2013               2-3.     20/05/2013 Kostroma Regional Court 18/09/2013   61182/14   Alekseyev v.   Russia   23/08/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   Rally in Moscow to disseminate objective information on the nature of homosexuality among minors on the basis of world scientific research and to draw the attention of society and the authorities to homophobia and discrimination against gay and lesbian minors. 24/07/2013 Moscow City Court 04/02/2014   61205/14   Alekseyev v.   Russia   13/07/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   March and picket by Sochi Gay Pride to to express support for tolerance and respect for the rights and freedoms of persons of homosexual orientation in Russia, to draw public attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by many lesbian and gay individuals in Russia (and to the links between such treatment and fascism and xenophobia), to promote greater respect for the human rights and freedoms of the lesbian and gay minority in Russia, and to call for a more tolerant attitude towards this minority on the part of the Russian public authorities and the heterosexual majority in Russian society as well as to call for the respect for the rights of a group of activists to open a “Pride House” in Sochi during the Olympic Games in February 2014. 26/09/2013 Krasnodar Regional Court 14/01/2014   61212/14   Alekseyev v.   Russia   05/08/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   1.     Arkhangelsk Gay Parade march to express support for tolerance and respect for the rights and freedoms of persons of homosexual orientation in Russia, to draw public attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by many lesbian and gay individuals in Russia (and to the links between such treatment and fascism and xenophobia), to promote greater respect for the human rights and freedoms of the lesbian and gay minority in Russia, and to call for a more tolerant attitude towards this minority on the part of the Russian public authorities and the heterosexual majority in Russian society. 2.     Rally to condemn the new Russian federal law banning propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors and to call for its repeal. 3.     Rally to publicly disseminate the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin against the creation of xenophobia in the society towards anyone, including individuals of non-traditional sexual orientation. 4.     Picket: “Homosexuality is normal! This should be known by adults and children!” in order to disseminate objective information on homosexuality, as normal among children on the basis of the actual international scientific research in this area and to draw the attention of society and the authorities to discrimination against gay and lesbian minors. 5.     Picket: “There are no less gays among children than among adults!” in order to disseminate objective information on homosexuality, as normal among children on the basis of the actual international scientific research in this area and to draw the attention of society and the authorities to the discrimination of gay and lesbian minors. 6-10     Public events with the same purposes as public events 1-5 respectively. 1.     11/12/2013               2.     10/12/2013   3.     09/12/2013     4.     02/12/2013         5.     03/12/2013         6.     15/12/2013 7.     14/12/2013 8.     13/12/2013 9.     09/12/2013 10.     06/12/2013 Arkhangelsk Regional Court 28/04/2014   61266/14   Alekseyev v.   Russia   14/08/2014   Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   Moscow rally "Sochi Olympics boycott – no! Sochi Gay Pride – yes!" against the calls for a boycott of the Olympic Games in Sochi due to the recently enacted federal law banning propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations to minors as well as to call for the respect of the rights of the initiative group to open a “Pride House” in Sochi for the period of the Olympic Games in February 2014. 25/09/2013 Moscow City Court 12/03/2014   69528/14   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   08/10/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye, Krasnoyarskyi region   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to condemn the homophobic and hateful statements made during the television programme Special Correspondent on Russian TV channel Rossiya-1 on 12 November 2013 and to call for the criminal prosecution of the authors and participants on the programme on the basis of the Article 282 of the Russian Penal Code. 26/11/3013 Moscow City Court 22/04/2014   70589/14   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   25/10/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHIY 05/12/1981 Moscow   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to express support for, and calling on others to follow, the statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin on non-discrimination of sportsmen and spectators of Sochi Olympic Games on the basis of their nationality, race and sexual orientation made on 28 October 2013. 14/11/2013 Moscow City Court 14/08/2014   71975/14   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   30/10/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Mr Yaroslav Nikolayevich YEVTUSHENKO 11/08/1994 Moscow   Rally to call for the repainting of pedestrian crossings in Moscow into the rainbow colors of the international flag of the LGBT movement in order to improve the mood of the citizens. 08/12/2013 Moscow City Court 12/08/2014   77125/14   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   05/11/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo     Rally to draw the attention of society and of the authorities to the necessity of setting up a group in support of homosexual employees of the Moscow Government. 07/11/2013 Moscow City Court 14/05/2014   29/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   28/08/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to call for the repeal of the Ryazan Region law banning homosexual propaganda to minors on the basis of the verdict of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in the case of Irina Fedotova v. Russia. 10/11/2013 Moscow City Court 04/03/2014   125/15   Alekseyev v.   Russia   27/08/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   Rally to publicly disseminate the statement of the Russian President Vladimir Putin “We should not create an atmosphere of xenophobia in society on any basis, including against individuals of non-traditional sexual orientation” which was made on 20 November 20130. 04/12/2013 Moscow City Court 18/04/2014   128/15   Alekseyev v.   Russia   27/08/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   Picket in Kostroma to remind people of the crimes Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany committed against gays and lesbians, to pay tribute to the homosexual victims of the Nazi concentration camps and to focus the attention of the international community on the necessity to prevent similar crimes in the future. 25/01/2014 Moscow City Court 14/05/2014   132/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   29/08/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to publicly disseminate the objective scientific data on the prevalence of homosexuality in the animal kingdom. 27/10/2013 Moscow City Court 24/03/2014   141/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   02/09/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Mr Yaroslav Nikolayevich YEVTUSHENKO 11/08/1994 Moscow   Rally to draw the attention of society and of the authorities to the necessity to respect Article   31 of the Russian Constitution which also guarantees the right to freedom of assembly to representatives of the LGBT community. 12/12/2013 Moscow City Court 04/03/2014   150/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   09/09/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to draw the attention of society and of the authorities to the rising homophobia and violations of the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in Zimbabwe and to call on the authorities of that African state to stop the policy of hatred directed at sexual minorities. 26/10/2013 Moscow City Court 12/03/2014   832/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   10/09/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to call for the opening of a Central Station in the Moscow Metro system to immortalise the name of the leading Moscow gay club The Central Station. 03/12/2013 Moscow City Court 24/03/2014   863/15     Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   28/09/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to publicly disseminate the quote of the legendary Soviet actress Faina Ranevskaya “Homosexuality in not a perversion! Field hockey and ice ballet are!” 13/12/2013 Moscow City Court 02/04/2014   878/15   Alekseyev and Others v.   Russia   29/09/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo Rally to express moral support to the Moscow Mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, by the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. 09/11/2013 Moscow City Court 02/04/2014   922/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   25/09/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Mr Yaroslav Nikolayevich YEVTUSHENKO 11/08/1994 Moscow Rally to express the hope of the homosexual people that everything will be fine. 05/12/2013 Moscow City Court 02/04/2014   933/15   Alekseyev v.   Russia   04/10/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   Rally to call for the repainting of pedestrian crossings in Moscow into the rainbow colors of the international flag of the LGBT movement in order to improve the mood of the citizens. 08/12/2013 Moscow City Court 12/08/2014   948/15   Alekseyev v.   Russia   07/10/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   Rally to draw the attention of society and of the authorities to the necessity of setting up a group in support of homosexual employees of the Moscow Government. 07/11/2013 Moscow City Court 14/05/2014   956/15   Alekseyev v.   Russia   06/10/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   Rally to call for the repeal of the Ryazan Region law banning homosexual propaganda to minors on the basis of the verdict of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in the case of Irina Fedotova v. Russia. 10/11/2013 Moscow City Court 04/03/2014   1062/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   27/09/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo Rally to publicly disseminate the statement of the Russian President Vladimir Putin “We should not create the atmosphere of xenophobia in the society on any basis, including against the individuals of non-traditional sexual orientation” which was made on 20 November 2013. 04/12/2013 Moscow City Court 18/04/2014   1065/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   21/10/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Irina Borisovna FEDOTOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo Picket in Kostroma to remind people of the crimes Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany committed against gays and lesbians, to pay tribute to the homosexual victims of the Nazi concentration camps and to focus the attention of the international community on the necessity to prevent similar crimes in the future. 25/01/2014 Moscow City Court 14/05/2014   1071/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   27/10/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to publicly disseminate the objective scientific data on the prevalence of homosexuality in the animal kingdom. 27/10/2013 Moscow City Court 24/03/2014   1155/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   28/10/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo Rally to draw the attention of society and of the authorities to the necessity to respect Article 31 of the Russian Constitution which also guarantees the right to freedom of assembly to representatives of the LGBT community. 12/12/2013 Moscow City Court 04/03/2014   1163/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   29/10/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo Rally to draw the attention of society and of the authorities to the rising homophobia and violations of the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in Zimbabwe and to call on the authorities of that African state to stop the policy of hatred directed at sexual minorities. 26/10/2013 Moscow City Court 12/03/2014   1185/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   12/11/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo Rally to call for the opening of a Central Station in the Moscow Metro system to immortalise the name of the leading Moscow gay club The Central Station. 03/12/2013 Moscow City Court 24/03/2014   1248/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   01/11/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo Rally to publicly disseminate the quote of the legendary Soviet actress Faina Ranevskaya “Homosexuality in not a perversion! Field hockey and ice ballet are!” 13/12/2013 Moscow City Court 02/04/2014   1289/15   Alekseyev v.   Russia   14/11/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   Rally to express moral support to the Moscow Mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, by the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. 09/11/2013 Moscow City Court 02/04/2014   1297/15   Alekseyev v.   Russia   14/11/2014 Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   Rally to express the hope of the homosexual people that everything will be fine. 05/12/2013 Moscow City Court 02/04/2014   1366/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   13/11/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Ms Irina Nikolayevna ALEKSEYEVA 17/03/1941 Moscow   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo March of Moscow Gay Pride to express support for tolerance and respect for the rights and freedoms of persons of homosexual orientation in Russia, to draw public attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by many lesbian and gay individuals in Russia (and to the links between such treatment and fascism and xenophobia), to promote greater respect for the human rights and freedoms of the lesbian and gay minority in Russia, and to call for a more tolerant attitude towards this minority on the part of the Russian public authorities and the heterosexual majority in Russian society. 31/05/2014 Moscow City Court 12/08/2014   1378/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   04/12/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo Oscar Wilde rally to call for the erection of a monument to the gay Irish playwright Oscar Wilde in Moscow. 31/05/2014 Moscow City Court 12/08/2014   1394/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   03/12/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Mr Yaroslav Nikolayevich YEVTUSHENKO 11/08/1994 Sonchino, Voronezh Region Conchita Wurst march to call for the growing the beards as a welcome sign for the victory of Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen on 10 May 2014. 27/05/2014 Moscow City Court 12/08/2014   3641/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   02/12/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Mr Yaroslav Nikolayevich YEVTUSHENKO 11/08/1994 Sonchino, Voronezh Region   Rally to call for the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity as aggravating factors in respect of crimes in the Russian Penal Code as a means to fight hate crimes against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in Russia. 23/10/2013 Moscow City Court 02/04/2014   3660/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   05/12/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo Rally to call for amendments to the Russian Family Code in order to legalise same-sex marriage. 24/10/2013 Moscow City Court 22/05/2014   3669/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   06/12/2014 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Mr Yaroslav Nikolayevich YEVTUSHENKO 11/08/1994 Sonchino, Voronezh Region   Rally to remind people of the crimes Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany committed against gays and lesbians, to pay tribute to the homosexual victims of the Nazi concentration camps and to focus the attention of the international community on the necessity to prevent similar crimes in the future. 05/11/2013 Moscow City Court 22/05/2014   10879/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   14/01/2015 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo Rally to call for the rehabilitation of individuals prosecuted on the basis of Article 121 of the Russian Criminal Code for consenting homosexual relations. 31/10/2013 Moscow City Court 14/05/2014   10888/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   16/01/2015 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to call for the passage of a law regulating the legal aspects of surrogacy for gays in Russia. 17/11/2013 Moscow City Court 12/08/2014   10897/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   15/01/2015 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to draw the attention of society and of the authorities to the need for the additional funding for the fight against HIV/AIDS in the homosexual community. 08/11/2013 Moscow City Court 16/05/2014   11003/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   17/01/2015 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Ms Irina Nikolayevna ALEKSEYEVA 17/03/1941 Moscow   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo   Rally to draw the attention of society and of the authorities to the demands of the Russian LGBT community on the necessity for Russia to join the Schengen agreement on freedom of movement and a unified visa regime. 04/11/2013 Moscow City Court 16/05/2014   11021/15   Alekseyev   and Others v.   Russia   19/01/2015 (1) Mr Nikolay Aleksandrovich ALEKSEYEV 23/12/1977 Moscow   (2) Mr Kirill Sergeyevich NEPOMNYASHCHIY 05/12/1981 Shushenskoye   (3) Ms Sofya Andreyevna MIKHAYLOVA 14/08/1986 Kemerovo     1.     Picket to remind people of the crimes Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany committed against gays and lesbians, to pay tribute to the homosexual victims of the Nazi concentration camps and to focus the attention of the international community on the necessity to prevent similar crimes in the future. 2.     Rally to call for the rehabilitation of the individuals prosecuted for consenting homosexual relations between adults before the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Russia in 1993. 3.     March of Arkhangelsk Gay Parade to express support for tolerance and respect for the rights and freedoms of persons of homosexual orientation in Russia, to draw public attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by many lesbian and gay individuals in Russia (and to the links between such treatment and fascism and xenophobia), to promote greater respect for the human rights and freedoms of the lesbian and gay minority in Russia, and to call for a more tolerant attitude towards this minority on the part of the Russian public authorities and the heterosexual majority in Russian society. 4.     Rally to call for amendments to Russian law for the implementation of a direct ban on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. 1.     28/01/2014       2.     04/02/2014     3.     05/02/2014               4.     06/02/2014 Moscow City Court 04/07/2014