Freedom of expression

Banning a famous singer from entering Lithuania due to Russian propaganda did not violate the right of freedom of expression

JUDGMENT Kirkorov v. Lithuania 18.04.2024 (app. no, 12174/22) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the ban on the applicant, a popular singer and music producer in Russia, from entering Lithuania because he was considered a threat to national security. The Lithuanian authorities found in particular that he was a tool for Russia’s propaganda in States […]

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Denying NGOs access to the diaries of judges’ meetings violated the reception and transmission of information. Violation of Article 10 of the ECHR

JUDGMENT Sieć Obywatelska Watchdog Polska v. Poland  21.03.2024 (app. no. 10103/20) see here SUMMARY Attempts by a non-governmental organisation to gain access to the meeting diaries of two judges of the Constitutional Court and the court’s visitors’ diary. The request for information was made in the context of doubts about whether the two judges had […]

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The authorities’ refusal to disclose information to a journalist on a matter of public interest violated freedom of expression.

JUDGMENT Zöldi v. Hungary 04.04.2024 (app. no. 49049/18) see here SUMMARY Rejection of an investigative journalist’s request for information on the identity of the grant recipients of two foundations created by the National Bank of Hungary. The applicant sought judicial review of the decisions refusing to disclose the information she requested, but all domestic decisions […]

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The size of the criminal conviction against the defendant for defamation of a lawyer and law firm for his comments on a television show was disproportionate. Violation of freedom of expression

JUDGMENT Almeida Arroja v. Portugal 19.03.2024 (app. no. 47238/19) see here SUMMARY The case concerned Mr Almeida Arroja’s criminal conviction for aggravated defamation and causing offence to a legal entity. He had implied, during a broadcast on the television channel Porto Canal, that a legal opinion provided to a public hospital by a law firm, […]

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Disciplinary sanction against a judge for his Facebook posts on matters of public interest. Violation of freedom of expression

JUDGMENT Danileţ v. Romania 20.02.2024 (app. no. 16915/21) see here SUMMARY The case concerned a disciplinary sanction imposed on a judge by the National Judicial and Legal Service Commission for posting two messages on his Facebook account. The Court found that the domestic courts had failed to give due consideration to several important factors, in […]

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Dismissal of a bank employee for sending a critical email against a senior bank executive. Violation of freedom of expression

JUGMENT Dede v. Turkey 20.02.2024 (app. no. 48340/20) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the dismissal of a bank employee for having sent an email to the staff of his company’s human resources department criticising a senior executive’s management methods. The employer considered that the email had caused a nuisance which had disturbed peace and […]

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υπερασπιστές ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων

Police restraint of demonstrators violated their right to freedom of movement, expression and assembly

JUDGMENT Auray and others v. France  08.02.2024 (app. no. 1162/22) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicants’ containment for several hours on Place Bellecour in Lyons on 21 October 2010, during a demonstration against a pension reform bill. Having noted that the reason for cordoning off Place Bellecour had been to separate and contain […]

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ενδοοικογενειακή βία

Publication of the name of an alleged victim of sexual abuse by the alleged rapist in a book he published. No violation of the right of freedom of expression

JUDGMENT Ramadan  v. France 01.02.2024 ( app. no. 23443/23) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicant’s conviction for having disseminated information about the identity of the presumed victim of a rape for which he was facing trial. The Court noted that the domestic courts had clarified the concept of a “victim” for the purposes […]

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Criminal conviction of a defendant for defamation following allegations of sexual harassment of her superior. Violation of the right of freedom of expression

JUDGMENT Allée v. France 18.01.2024 (app. no. 20725/20) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicant’s criminal conviction for public defamation following her allegations of harassment and sexual assault against a senior executive of the non-profit association where she worked. The claims had been sent by email to six people from both inside and outside […]

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A rapper’s coviction for slanderous posts against the king of Spain and for glorifying terrorism did not violate freedom of expression!

JUDGMENT Rivadulla Duró v. Spain 09.11.2023 (app. no. 27925/21) see here SUMMARY Condemnation of rapper for defamatory and critical posts against the honorary king of Spain on twitter. These posts praised and supported terrorist acts and aimed to remove the royal family from the monarchy in Spain. The applicant was sentenced to two years in […]

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