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The conviction of a Turkish imam for his posts on Facebook violated the freedom of expression. Excessive formalism on behalf of the national court in violation of the right of access

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01/09/2021 20:08

JUDGMENT Üçdağ v. Turkey 31.08.2021 (app. no. 23314/19) see here SUMMARY The case concerned Mr Üçdağ’s criminal conviction for disseminating propaganda in favour of a terrorist organisation on account of two posts published on his Facebook account, as well as the rejection of his individual application to the Constitutional Court as being out of time. […]

The discontinuance of “political platform” programs on state run television did not infringe on the applicant political union’s freedom of expression

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31/08/2021 19:12

JUDGMENT Associazione Politica Nazionale Lista Marco Pannella and Radicali Italiani v. Italy 31.08.21 (app. no. 20002/13) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the discontinuance of certain political programmes, known as “political platforms”, on State-run television. The applicants were two political associations complaining of a breach of their right to impart their ideas and opinions. The […]

Drawings on condom packaging, which were banned as contrary to good morals. Violation of freedom of expression

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28/07/2021 19:34

JUDGMENT Gachechiladze v. Georgia 22.07.2021 (app. no. 2591/19) see here SUMMARY Administrative infringement proceedings against a businessman, concerning the advertising of condoms. Lack of relevant and sufficient reasons to justify a fine, forced product recall and a ban on future use of condom packaging plans. The domestic courts found that four of the applicant’s plans […]

Award of large compensation for television for broadcasting false news, which was recalled a few hours later, for the arrest of a politician for sexual offenses against children. Violation of freedom of expression!

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27/07/2021 19:50

JUDGEMENT SIC – Sociedade Independente de Comunicação v. Portugal 27.07.2021 (app. no. 29856/13) see here SUMMARY Awarding a high amount of compensation to a television station for insulting the price of a well-known politician. Freedom of expression. A television station owned by the applicant company reported that a well-known politician had allegedly been arrested and questioned […]

Conviction of a prison officer who “was providing” information about the prison to journalists. No violation of the freedom of expression

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12/07/2021 19:47

JUDGMENT Norman v, United Kingdom 06.07.2021 (app. no. 41387/17) see here SUMMARY Breach of duty by a civil servant. Reasonable conviction because the act that was convicted did not serve the public interest. As part of a public inquiry into bribery of civil servants, a memorandum of understanding was drawn up between the police and […]

Conviction for violent protest in Ministry regarding pensions. Non-individualization of the responsibility of each accused and condemnation for the political messages of the protest! Violation of freedom of expression

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04/07/2021 12:17

JUDGMENT Yezhov and others v. Russia 29.06.2021 (app. no. 22051/05) see here SUMMARY Protest before Ministry for a pension bill with violent invasion. Criminal conviction of the accused. Non-individualization of criminal responsibility of each accused. Freedom of expression. The applicants, the opposition members, wanting to protest the new bill on pensions invaded the Ministry of […]

Compensation claims of environmental protection associations for radioactive waste were deemed inadmissible. Disproportionate restriction of the right of access to court

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03/07/2021 18:57

JUDGMENT Association BURESTOP 55 and Others v. France 1.7.2021 (applications nos. 56176/18, 56189/18, 56232/18, 56236/18, 56241/18, 56247/18) see here SUMMARY The case concerned environmental protection associations which were opposed to the planned industrial geological storage centre known as Cigéoon the Bure site along the boundaries of the départements of Meuse, Haute-Marne and Vosges, in the […]

Sentenced to 12 months in prison and deprived of the right to be elected for speech that did not constitute hate speech and propaganda in favor of terrorism! Violation of freedom of expression

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26/06/2021 13:32

JUDGMENT Erkizia Almandoz v. Spain 22.06.2021 (app. no. 5869/17) see here SUMMARY Terrorism, hate speech, control of criteria for lawful conviction The case concerned the applicant being convicted of the crime of inciting terrorism because of his speech at a ceremony, calling on his fellow citizens to “think about choosing the most appropriate way forward”, […]

Le Soir newspaper ordered to anonymise identity of rehabilitated offender to respect his right to be forgotten: no violation of freedom of expression

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22/06/2021 19:25

JUDGMENT Hurbain v. Belguim 22.6.2021 (app. no. 57292/16) see here SUMMARY Right to be forgotten and journalistic freedom. The case concerned a political decision against the applicant, in his capacity as editor-in-chief of the newspaper Le Soir, which ordered that the name of a driver responsible for a fatal car accident in 1994 not be […]

Imposition of a fine to a student for calling the prime minister a “raging dog”! Violation of the freedom of expression

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17/06/2021 19:35

JUDGMENT Ömür Çağdaş Ersoy v. Turkey 15.06.2021 (app. no. 19165/19) see here SUMMARY Freedom of expression, public insult to the Prime Minister and balancing the right to freedom of expression and respect for privacy. The applicant, a student, was fined € 2,524 for publicly labeling the prime minister “like a raging dog”, criticizing his decision […]

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