CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 30 novembre 2023

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In the applications marked by an asterisk, other complaints were raised. This part of the applications has been struck out of the Court’s list of cases or declared inadmissible by the Court, sitting in a single-judge formation, assisted by a rapporteur as provided for in Article 24 § 2 of the Convention. In the enclosed list of applications, whenever an applicant is referred to using initials, this indicates that the Court has authorised anonymity for that person, whose identity will not be disclosed to the public (Rule 47 § 4). For further information on the procedure following communication of an application brought against Russia, subject of well-established case law of the Court, please refer to the Court’s website . SUBJECT MATTER The applications concern complaints raised under Article 11 of the Convention relating to disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies which are the subject of well-established case law of the Court (see Frumkin v. Russia, no. 74568/12, ECHR 2016 (extracts), Navalnyy and Yashin v. Russia, no. 76204/11, 4 December 2014 and Kasparov and Others v. Russia, no. 21613/07, 3 October 2013).   APPENDIX – STATEMENT OF FACTS List of applications raising complaints under Article 11 of the Convention (disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Representative’s name and location Name of the public event Location Date Administrative / criminal offence Penalty Final domestic decision Court Name Date Other complaints under well-established case-law     1930/20* 23/12/2019 Sergey Sergeyevich VLASOV 1986   Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Manifestation in support of I.   Golunov   Moscow   12/06/2019     Meeting with MPs   Moscow   20/09/2021 Article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO               Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB   10,000               fine of RUB   10,000 Moscow City Court 30/08/2019             Moscow City Court 11/02/2022 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an arrest record on (1) 12/06/2019 between 12.20 p.m. and 09.47 p.m., (2) 13/03/2021 between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 p.m., (3) 23/09/2021 between 04.30 p.m. and 06.35 p.m.,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings – in particular, in the proceedings where the final judgments were taken on 30/08/2019 and 21/05/2021,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based and to question in court witnesses in defence of the applicant’s version of events (all sets of proceedings),   Art. 10 (1) - various restrictions on the right to freedom of expression - the applicant, a journalist for a media outlet, was sent to cover the forum of independent MPs "Municipal Russia" organised by "Open Russia", organisation declared undesirable by the Prosecutor General’s office. Disproportionate interference with freedom of expression on account of his conviction under Art. 20.33 CAO for the participation in this event, penalty of RUB   15,000, final decision of the Izmaylovskiy District Court of Moscow on 21/05/2021.     24098/21* 19/04/2021 Miroslav Aleksandrovich VOSKRESENSKIY 1999 Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Pomazuyev Vilnius Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Kaliningrad   23/01/2021     Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Kaliningrad   31/01/2021     Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Kaliningrad   21/04/2021 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO             Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO             Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO Community service, 20   hours           fine of RUB   15,000             detention for 15   days Kaliningrad Regional Court 16/03/2021           Kaliningrad Regional Court 16/03/2021           Kaliningrad Regional Court 29/04/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for and after compiling an offence report on (1) 31/01/2021 between 1.30 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. and (2) between 07.00 p.m. on 21/04/2021 and 22/04/2021 (until trial hearing),   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based (all sets of proceedings).     25805/21 16/04/2021 Tatyana Dmitriyevna MIKITINA 1992 Vladimir Valeryevich Vasin Krasnoyarsk Rally to support Sergey Furgal   Krasnoyarsk   01/08/2020     Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Krasnoyarsk   31/01/2021 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO             Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO fine of RUB   10,000             fine of RUB   150,000 Krasnoyarsk Regional Court 29/10/2020           Krasnoyarsk Regional Court 18/03/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report between 31/01/ 2021 and 02/02/2021,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - first set of the proceedings,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based (both sets of the proceedings).     42089/21* 04/08/2021 Igor Valeryevich ZHOGIN 1987   Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Moscow   23/01/2021     Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Moscow   21/04/2021 Article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO             Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO detention for 15   days             detention for 25   days Moscow City Court 04/02/2021           Moscow City Court 30/04/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station after compiling an offence report on (1) 23/01/2021 at 05.30 p.m. and until 25/01/2021 and (2) from 24/04/2021 to 26/04/2021,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - both sets of the proceedings,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based (both sets of the proceedings),   Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO (both sets of the proceedings).     43004/21* 09/08/2021 Mikhail Lvovich POPOV 1963 Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Yessentuki   23/01/2021 Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO detention for 5   days Stavropol Regional Court 03/03/2021 Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings.     43195/21* 11/08/2021 Artem Vadimovich BAYDIN 1998 Danil Ilnurovich Nurgaleyev Kazan Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Kazan   23/01/2021     Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Kazan   21/04/2021 Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO             Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB   10,000             detention for 15   days Supreme Court of the Tatarstan Republic 31/03/2021         Supreme Court of the Tatarstan Republic 27/04/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention beyond the three-hour statutory period at the police station for compiling an offence report between 23/01/2021 and 24/01/2021,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based (first set of the proceedings),   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - second set of the proceedings     43848/21* 17/08/2021 Sergey Vladimirovich YEVSEYEV 1977 Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Pomazuyev Vilnius Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Ryazan   23/01/2021 Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO fine of RUB   20,000 Ryazan Regional Court 11/03/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report (1) on 23/01/2021 between 4.30 p.m. and 6.41 p.m. and (2) between 7.00 p.m. on 27/01/2021 and until 28/01/2021 (until trial hearing),   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based.     43925/21* 13/08/2021 Sergey Vasilyevich OSKOLKOV 1992 Pavel Vladimirovich Rusnakov Tyumen Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Tyumen   21/04/2021 Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO detention for 25   days Tyumen Regional Court 30/04/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station after compiling an offence report on (1) 23-25/01/2021 and (2) 21-22/04/2021,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - both sets of the proceedings,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based in both sets of the proceedings,   Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A. Navalnyy on 23/01/2021 in Tyumen, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, detention for 8 days, final decision by the Tyumen Regional Court on 17/02/2021,   Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO (both sets of the proceedings).     45552/21 24/08/2021 Simeon Aleksandrovich GRISHIN 2002 Aleksey Vladimirovich Bushmakov Yekaterinburg Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Yekaterinburg   23/01/2021     Anti-war protest   Yekaterinburg   26/02/2022 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO             Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO community service, 20   hours           detention for 15   days Sverdlovsk Regional Court 18/05/2021           Sverdlovsk Regional Court 22/03/2022 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report on 26/02/2022 and detention there beyond the three-hour statutory period (2nd set of proceedings),   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - both sets of the proceedings.   45711/21* 26/08/2021 Marina Vladimirovna ZHELEZNYAKOVA 1965 Dmitriy Vladimirovich Zubarev Vladivostok Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Vladivostok   23/01/2021 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB   10,000 Primorye Regional Court 12/04/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station after compiling an offence report on 23/01/2021 between 12.10 and 4.00 p.m.,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based.   47837/21 09/09/2021 Roman Igorevich RAYMOV 1997 Irina Vladimirovna Khrunova Kazan Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Cheboksary   23/01/2021 Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO fine of RUB   20,000 Supreme Court of the Chuvashia Republic 29/04/2021 Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - both sets of the proceedings,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based (both sets of the proceedings),   Art. 10 (1) - various restrictions on the right to freedom of expression - disproportionate interference with his freedom of expression on account of his conviction under Art. 20.29 CAO for having hosted on his Facebook page a comment considered as an extremist material, fine of RUB   1,000, final decision Supreme Court of the Chuvashia Republic 10/06/2021 ( Taganrog LRO and Others v. Russia , nos. 32401/10 and 19 others, § 206, 7 June 2022).   56283/21* 22/10/2021 Sergey Vladimirovich GORKUNOV 1989 Vyacheslav Sergeyevich Ivanets Tbilisi, Georgia Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Irkutsk   23/01/2021 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB   15,000 Irkutsk Regional Court 16/07/2021 Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings.   56330/21* 15/11/2021 Kseniya Maksimovna MARSHALL 1996 Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Moscow   02/02/2021     Protest against the war in Ukraine   Moscow   24/02/2022 Article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO             Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO fine of RUB   20,000             detention for 25   days Moscow City Court 25/05/2021           Moscow City Court 10/03/2022 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report, detention beyond the three-hour statutory period on (1) 02/02/2021 and (2) 24-25/02/2022,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - both sets of the proceedings,   Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO (second set of proceedings).   57446/21* 05/11/2021 Pavel Vladimirovich CHERNOV 1970 Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Pskov   31/01/2021 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB   15,000 Pskov Regional Court 17/05/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - on 31/01/2021 the applicant was arrested and escorted to a police station where he was detained for 2 hours,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings.   57731/21* 18/11/2021 Igor Igorevich KAZIKOV 1976   Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Moscow   23/01/2021     Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Moscow   02/02/2021 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO             Article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO fine of RUB   10,000             fine of RUB   15,000 Moscow City Court 23/08/2021           Moscow City Court 19/05/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention beyond the three-hour statutory period at the police station for compiling an offence report on (1) 02-03/02/2021 and (2) 23-24/01/2021,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - both sets of the proceedings,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based (both sets of the proceedings).   58158/21 05/11/2021 Aleksey Andreyevich USOLKIN 1961   Andrey Alekseyevich USOLKIN 1986   Nikolay Sergeyevich Zboroshenko Mytishchi Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Moscow   02/02/2021 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB   20,000, to each of the applicants Moscow City Court 21/05/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report on 02/02/2021 in respect of both applicants,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - in respect of both applicants,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements the conviction was based in both sets of proceedings (in respect of both applicants).   58787/21 25/11/2021 Galina Aleksandrovna FILCHENKO 1963   Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally in support of A. Navalnyy   Moscow   23/01/2021 Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO fine of RUB   150,000 Moscow City Court 27/05/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - the applicant was arrested on 19/03/2021 and was escorted to a police station for compiling a record of administrative offence on account of her participation in a public event, where she was detained between 8.35 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officer on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based.   58850/21* 27/11/2021 Timofey Viktorovich ANDRONOV 1996 Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Volgograd   21/04/2021 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB   20,000 Volgograd Regional Court 10/06/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention – escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an administrative offence record on 21/04/2021 between 07.30 p.m. and 10.32 p.m.,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings.   44205/22* 19/08/2022 Alena Mikhaylovna SMYSHLYAYEVA 1977 Aleksey Vladimirovich Bushmakov Yekaterinburg Anti-war protest   Yekaterinburg   06/03/2022 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB   12,000 Sverdlovsk Regional Court 03/08/2022 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report on 06/03/2022,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - all sets of the proceedings,   Art. 10 (1) - various restrictions on the right to freedom of expression - the applicant’s conviction under Article 20.3.3 § 1 CAO for publicly sharing information on her Facebook page, which the Russian authorities considered to be tarnishing the image of the Russian military or deviating from the official narrative of Russia’s war against Ukraine. 1) on 23/03/2022, fine of RUB   30,000, final decision by the Sverdlovsk Regional Court on 06/07/2022; 2) on 01/04/2022, fine of RUB   30,000, final decision by the Sverdlovsk Regional Court on 06/07/2022; 3) 03/04/2022, fine of RUB   30,000, final decision by the Sverdlovsk Regional Court on 15/06/2022; 4) on 09/03/2022, fine of RUB   30,000, final decision by the Sverdlovsk Regional Court on 06/07/2022; 5) 10/03/2022, fine of RUB   30,000, final decision by the Sverdlovsk Regional Court on 29/06/2022; 6) 27/03/2022, fine of RUB   30,000, final decision by the Sverdlovsk Regional Court on 13/07/2022; and the applicant’s conviction under Art. 20.1 § 3 CAO for publishing a statement demonstrating disrespect and insulting President Putin, fine of RUB   50,000, final decision by the Sverdlovsk Regional Court on 06/07/2022 ( Karuyev v. Russia , no. 4161/13, 18 January 2022).