Article 10 - Freedom of expression

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Sanchez v. France [GC], no. 45581/15

15/05/23

​Elected politician fined in criminal proceedings for failing to delete, from his publicly accessible Facebook “wall” used for his election campaign, Islamophobic comments by third parties.
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Mestan v. Bulgaria, no. 24108/15

02/05/23

Administrative fine imposed as result of the absolute statutory prohibition on the use of non-official languages by politicians in election campaigning.
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Drozd v. Poland, no. 15158/19

06/04/23

​One-year ban on entering Parliament for displaying a banner on the grounds of the Parliament during a protest.
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