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Prolonged detention of Turkish journalists for publications criticizing the political regime. Violation of rights to personal freedom and freedom of expression

Article 10
13/02/2021 10:30

JUDGMENT Sabuncu and others v. Turkey 10.11.2020 (app. no. 23199/17) see here SUMMARY Right to freedom and security and right to freedom of expression. The 10 applicants, journalists of a well-known newspaper published in Turkey, were accused of propaganda in favor of a terrorist organization. In particular, they were prosecuted on the grounds that the […]

Journalist versus journalist! Conviction for compensation for posting articles with offensive comments. The style of the texts has the same protection as their content! Violation of freedom of expression

Article 10
12/02/2021 19:31

JUDGMENT Gheorghe–Florin Popescu v. Romania 12.01.2021 ( app. no. 79671/13) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the domestic authorities’ decision to order the applicant, a journalist, to pay damages for having published five blog posts criticising L.B., another journalist who was the editor-inchief of a newspaper in the Desteptarea media group and producer for a […]

Diavata prison and the humiliating living conditions for a diabetic prisoner in a wheelchair! Condemnation of Greece for degrading treatment

Article 13
12/02/2021 19:13

JUDGMENT Kargakis v. Greece 14.01.2020 (app. no. 27025/13) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the medical provision for the applicant during his pre-trial detention and his conditions of detention in Diavata Prison, the lack of an effective remedy to complain about the latter, and the length of the proceedings relating to the judicial review of […]

Lack of control over the legality of detention violated the right to personal liberty. Improved detention conditions at border stations

Article 3
12/02/2021 18:57

JUDGMENT Ε.Κ. v. Greece 14.01.2021 (app. no. 73700/13) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicant’s conditions of detention in the Soufli and Feres border posts, the Attika Sub-Directorate for Aliens (Petrou Ralli) and the Amygdaleza Detention Centre, the lawfulness of his detention, and whether the review of the lawfulness of that detention had been […]

The decision to reimburse the applicant for compensation as a civil servant when she moved to another office violated her right to property

1st P - Article 1
12/02/2021 18:39

JUDGMENT Casarin v. Italy 11.02.2021 (app. no. 4893/13) see here SUMMARY Principles of justified trust of the administrator and good administration. An administrative act was issued to reimburse the compensation received by the applicant as a salary difference when she moved to another Ministry. The domestic courts rejected her appeal on the ground that the […]

The subsequent judicial review of the substance and legality of the act of the Regulatory Authority, ensured a fair trial, despite its lack in the procedure before the Regulatory Authority.

Administrative
11/02/2021 19:42

JUDGMENT Edizioni Del Roma Societa Cooperativa A.R.L. and Edizioni del Roma S.R.L. v. Italy 10.12.2020 (app. no. 68954/13 and 70495/13) see here SUMMARY These two cases concerned the financial penalties imposed by the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni – “AGCOM”) on the applicant companies, which operated in the publishing field. […]

Exploitation of intellectual property without payment of compensation violated the right to property

1st P - Article 1
11/02/2021 19:32

JUDGMENT AsDAC v. Democracy of Moldova 08.12.2020 (app. no. 47384/07) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the National Bank of Moldova’s use on new coins of artworks created by two members of the applicant association without paying royalties. It raised questions about the association’s victim status and respect for its property rights. The Court began […]

Homophobic attack by a man against a woman who revealed that she was a lesbian. Imposition of a penalty of 40 euros against him! Condemnation and violation of the ECHR for ineffective punishment!

Article 14
11/02/2021 19:08

JUDGMENT Sabalić v. Croatia 14.01.2021 (app. no. 50231/13) see here SUMMARY The case concerned Ms Sabalić’s allegation that the authorities’ response to a violent homophobic attack against her had been inadequate. She had been attacked in a nightclub when she had refused a man’s advances, disclosing to him that she was a lesbian. The Court […]

Repayment in euros of a property loan taken out in Swiss francs. The ECHR approach

1st P - Article 1
11/02/2021 18:33

JUDGMENT Antonopoulou v. Greece 11.02.2021 (no. 46505/19) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the conclusion of a loan agreement and the repayment of the loan. The applicant complained that she had had to repay to the bank an amount in euros that far exceeded the amount she had borrowed in Swiss francs. The Court noted […]

The pre-trial detention of the singer and columnist Atilla Taş, on account of tweets and articles written by him, was unlawful and arbitrary

Article 10
10/02/2021 19:45

JUDGMENT Atilla Taş v. Turkey 19.01.2021 (app. no. 72/17) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the pre-trial detention of the singer and columnist Atilla Taş because of tweets he posted on his Twitter account and articles and columns he wrote in the daily newspaper Meydan, between 2011 and 2016, criticising government policies. Mr Taş was […]

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