JUDGMENT Karastelev and others v. Russia 06.10.2020 (app. no. 16435/10) see here SUMMARY The case concerned complaints brought by the chief officer and deputy chief officer of a human rights NGO about anti-extremist legislation in Russia. The Russian authorities had found that a poster they had displayed during a protest against a law on minors […]
JUDGMENT Ayoub and others v. France 08.10.2020 (app. no. 77400/14, 34532/15 and 34550/15) see here SUMMARY The cases concerned the administrative dissolution of three extreme right-wing entities: a de facto group (the Troisième Voie association and its security squad) and two associations (L’Oeuvre française and Jeunesses nationalistes). The Court held that the dissolution of the […]
JUDGMENT Bozan v. Turkey 29.09.2020 (app. no. 56816/10 and 4175/11) see here SUMMARY Criminal conviction and freedom of expression. Demonstration in memory of fourteen members of the PKK who were killed by police. When the protesters stayed silent for a minute as a tribute to the dead, the plaintiff spoke out against the police actions […]
JUDGMENT SÜER v. Turkey 29-09-2020 (app. no. 77711/11) see here SUMMARY Freedom of expression. Sending a message to a friend in fn the name of a terrorist organization. The applicant was accused of propaganda in favor of the PKK terrorist organization because he sent two messages to a friend, praising her. He was sentenced to […]
JUDGMENT Ragıp Zarakolu v. Turkey 15.09.2020 (app. no. 15064/12) see here SUMMARY Illegal detention and right to freedom of expression. The ECtHR ruled that when pre-trial detention is not legal, it should not consider whether interfering with freedom of expression has a legitimate purpose and is necessary in a democratic society. Illegal pre-trial detention linked […]
JUDGMENT N.Š. v, Croatia 10.09.2020 (app, no. 36908/13) see here SUMMARY Freedom of expression, personal data, best interests of the child and a fair balance between the competing interests of the individual and the community. The applicant claimed custody of her orphaned granddaughter when her daughter and son-in-law died in a car accident. She publicly […]
JUDGMENT OOO Regnum v. Russia 08.09.2020 (app. no. 22649/08) see here SUMMARY Freedom of expression. Informing the public about public health issues from a news website. The applicant is an online news company. As part of its media duties to protect the public from potential health risks, it published three news regarding the poisoning of […]
JUDGMENT Timakov and OOO ID Rubezh and Timakov v. Russia 08.09.2020 (app. no. 46232/10 and 74770/10) see here SUMMARY Freedom of expression. Journalist comment that the Governor must receive the highest mark for corruption. Right to a public hearing in a civil case. The journalist and his publishing house were obliged, following court decisions on […]
The President of the Strasbourg Court, Robert Spano, paid an official visit to Turkey on 3-5 September 2020, accompanied by Saadet Yuksel, the elected Judge of Turkey, and Hasan Bakirci, Deputy Registrar. During his visit, he was received by Mr. Erdogan, President of the Turkish Republic. During this meeting, President Spano discussed the situation in […]
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Disciplining teacher for remarks incompatible with his duty of discretion, in particular concerning the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, was not disproportionate
JUDGMENT Mahi v. Belgium 03.09.20 (app. no. 57462/19) see here SUMMARY In its decision in the case of Mahi v. Belgium (application no. 57462/19) the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously declared the application inadmissible. The decision is final. The case concerns the disciplinary transfer of a teacher of Islamic religion (Mr Mahi) on […]