CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 21 mars 2024

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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     67486/13* 03/10/2013 M.S. 1984     Rally in support of political prisoners   Saratov 06/05/2013 Article 20.1 § 1 of CAO detention of 1 day Saratov Regional Court 21/06/2013 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station after compiling an offence report from 06/05/2013 until 07/05/2013,   Art. 10 (1) - Freedom of expression - Content-based restriction placed on the poster carried by the applicant during public rally.     23466/18* 10/05/2018 Aleksandr Andreyevich YEREMEYEV 1987 Mikhail Mikhaylovich Benyash Sochi Rally against unscrupulous commercial schemes   Gelendzhik 05/08/2017 Article 20.2 § 1 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000 Krasnodar Regional Court 14/11/2017       54796/18* 01/11/2018 Alina Aleksandrovna MUZYCHENKO 1985 Irina Vadimovna Sergeyeva Moscow Rally in support of Telegram messenger   Moscow (Bolshaya Lubyanka, near FSB headquarters) 16/04/2018 Article 20.2.2. § 1 of CAO fine of RUB 20,000 Moscow City Court 16/05/2018 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest, escorting to and detention at a police station between 6.30 p.m. on 16/04/2018 and 10.00 a.m. 17/04/2018,   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.     56198/18* 07/11/2018 Mikhail Mikhaylovich GERASIMOV 1986   Anton Sergeyevich MIKHALCHUK 1990   Aleksandr Nikolayevich RUZNYAEV 1997   Gleb Ruslanovich SHAFIGULLIN 1900   Mikhail Vladislavovich UVAROV 1995     Political protest against the President of Russia   Tyumen 08/03/2018 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000 (each applicant) Tyumen Regional Court 07/05/2018 Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings,   Art. 10 (1) - Freedom of expression - Failure to distinguish political activity and statements from a group protest, lack of relevant proportionality assessment,   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.     14961/19* 23/02/2019 Nikolay Yuryevich PETROSYAN 1999   Oleg Olegovich USOV 2000   Maksim Vladimirovich Olenichev St Petersburg Political protest in the form of art performance   St Petersburg 07/05/2018 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000 (each applicant) St Petersburg City Court 23/08/2018 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 07/05/2018 for compiling an offence report,   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 open court the police officers on whose written statements the conviction was based,   Art. 10 (1) - various restrictions on the right to freedom of expression - Failure to distinguish an art performance from a group protest, lack of relevant proportionality assessment.     19720/19* 01/04/2019 Aleksandr Nikolayevich KRYLOV 1986 Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Pomazuyev Vilnius Distribution of leaflets in support of A.   Navalnyy   Moscow 08/07/2017 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000 Moscow City Court 24/12/2018 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest, escorting to and detention at a police station on 08/07/2017 between 3.40 p.m. and 5.00 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.     49731/19* 12/09/2019 Aleksandr Sergeyevich SOLOZHENKO 1995 Vladimir Valeryevich Vasin Krasnoyarsk Rally against pension reform   Krasnoyarsk 09/09/2018 Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO detention for 20 days Krasnoyarsk Regional Court 14/03/2019 Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence 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.     54546/19* 09/10/2019 Maksim Igorevich NAUMOV 1999 Dmitriy Igorevich Zakhvatov Moscow Internet Freedom Rally   Moscow 10/03/2019 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000 Moscow City Court 06/06/2019 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 10/03/2019 for compiling an offence report,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings,   Art. 6 (3) (c) - Own choice of legal assistance - restriction on lawyer’s access to the police station.     55711/19* 15/10/2019 Igor Yuryevich ROMANOV 1998 Dmitriy Igorevich Zakhvatov Moscow Internet Freedom Rally   Moscow 10/03/2019 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000 Moscow City Court 28/06/2019 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 10/03/2019 for compiling an offence report,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings,   Art. 6 (3) (c) - Own choice of legal assistance - restriction on lawyer’s access to the police station   57959/21* 12/11/2021 Leonid Vyacheslavovich TOMILOV 1982 Roman Yevgenyevich Kachanov Yekaterinburg Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Yekaterinburg 23/01/2021 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO 20 hours of community works Sverdlovsk Regional Court 02/06/2021 Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings.   72/22* 05/12/2021 Fedor Vladimirovich MILYAYEV 2000   Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally "Free Navalnyy"   Moscow 31/01/2021   Rally “Free Navalnyy”   Moscow 02/02/2021 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO       Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000     fine of RUB 15,000 Moscow City Court 29/10/2021     Moscow City Court 07/06/2021 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report on 31/01/2021 between 1.30 p.m. and 6.00   p.m. and on 02/02/2021 between 12.50 p.m. and 7.10 p.m.,   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 proceedings.   27420/22* 17/05/2022 Marina Olegovna SHIRYAYEVA 1995 Mariya Sergeyevna Zyryanova St Petersburg Performance to commemorate the International Day against Violence against Women   St Petersburg 25/11/2021 Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO fine of RUB 20,000 St Petersburg City Court 18/01/2022 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest, escorting to and detention at a police station on 25-27/11/2021,   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 prosecution witnesses on whose statements her conviction was based.   31752/23* 18/07/2023 Lyudmila Borisovna VORSINA 1963     Anti-war protest   Moscow, Pushkinskaya Square 24/02/2022 Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO fine of RUB 150,000 Moscow City Court 23/03/2023 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest, escorting to and detention at a police station between 7.00 p.m. on 24/02/2022 and 2.00 a.m. on 25/02/2022.   31844/23* 21/07/2023 Svetlana Ilshatovna DMITRIYEVA 1986     Anti-war protest   Moscow 13/03/2022 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000 Moscow City Court 21/03/2023 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest, escorting to and detention at a police station on 13/03/2022 between 2.30 p.m. and 9.00 p.m.   31848/23* 20/07/2023 Yekaterina Andreyevna KOROLEVA 1999     Anti-war protest   Moscow 06/03/2022 Article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 15,000 Moscow City Court 21/03/2023 Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest, escorting to and detention at a police station on 06/03/2022 between 3.35 p.m. and 11.30 p.m.