Mass protests

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Le Syndicat GJ v. France, no. 52315/22

03/09/26

Ban on a demonstration at the location and time notified by the applicant, due to proven risks of public disorder and difficulties in securing the gathering site, given its layout and the expected number of demonstrators.
Judgment


Rădulescu Dobrogea and Ciurea v. Romania, nos. 63972/19 and 16056/20

16/07/26

Administrative fines imposed on the applicants for participating in a peaceful public protest in front of the venue where the governing political party was hosting its congress.
Judgment


Rainbow Mission Foundation and Others v. Hungary, nos. 32272/21 and 4 others

07/07/26

Prohibition, on the basis of a general ban on public gatherings, of small-scale demonstrations planned by the applicant association and the first applicant during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and prosecution and sanctioning of the three remaining applicants for administrative offences (lack of prior notification and/or sounding car horns) regarding their participation in demonstrations during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judgment


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