Article 10 - Freedom of expression
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Alexandros Savvas v. Greece, no. 27153/20
Disciplinary sanction in the form of a three-month suspension imposed on a judge for written out-of-court declarations, delivered by a bailiff to the Minister of Justice, responding to comments by other judges made in their official capacity in the context of an internal promotion procedure.
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Kavala v. Türkiye (no. 2) [GC], no. 2170/24
Criminal conviction of the applicant, a businessman and human rights defender, relating to his involvement in the Gezi Park events, and continued detention of the applicant, contrary to the Court’s two previous judgments in this matter.
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de Carvalho Marques and Others v. Portugal, nos. 29703/19 and 5 others
Disciplinary sanctioning by the Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation of a company majority-owned by the Porto Football Club, of its communications director, and of the president of its board of directors for statements made in the media about referees’ performances and the refereeing system.
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Key Themes

Related Key Theme(s) from other Article / Transversal Theme pages
- Protection against hate speech (Articles 8, 13 and 14)
- Surveillance measures (Terrorism)
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- Freedom of expression (no. CDH(75)6)
- Freedom of expression (no. DH(56)15)
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