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Cases selected for updating the Case-Law Guide.

Geylani and Others v. Türkiye, no. 10443/12

12.09.2023

Use of a water cannon by the police to disperse a peaceful demonstration resulting in injury to one of the applicants from being hit by pressurised water.
Judgment


Çiçek and Others v. Türkiye, nos. 48694/10 and 4 others

22.11.2022

Conviction and prison sentencing for taking part in demonstrations with clashes. Applicability and merits.
Judgment


Makarashvili v. Georgia, nos. 23158/20 and 2 Others

01.09.2022

Arrest and sanctioning for refusal to free road leading to Parliament entrances. Applicability and merits.
Judgment


Bumbeș v. Romania, no. 18079/15

03.05.2022

Activist fined for a short and peaceful gathering, without prior notice, after handcuffing, with three other persons, to a government barrier in protest against a mining project.
Judgment Legal Summary


Ekrem Can and Others v. Turkey, no. 10613/10

08.03.2022

Prison sentence for involvement in non-violent, albeit disruptive, protest inside a courthouse.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Manannikov v. Russia, no. 9157/08

01.02.2022

Fine on counter-demonstrator for displaying, amid the crowd of his opponents, provocative banner despite police order.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Dareskizb Ltd. v. Armenia, no. 61737/08

21.09.2021

Massive post-election protests and state of emergency.
Judgment  | Legal Summary


Shmorgunov and Others v. Ukraine, nos. 15367/14 and 13 others

21.01.2021

Deliberate strategy to stop initially peaceful protest through excessive force resulting in escalation of violence and multiple abuses by non-State agents hired by police. Applicability and merits.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Berkman v. Russia, no. 46712/15

01.12.2020

Police handling of counter-demonstrators during LGBTI event.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Navalnyy and Gunko v. Russia, no. 75186/12

10.11.2020

Arrest and conviction for administrative offences during a rally.
Judgment


İmrek v. Turkey, no. 45975/12

10.11.2020

Imputability of acts of demonstrators to organisers.
Judgment


Zakharov and Varzhabetyan v. Russia, nos. 35880/14 and 75926/17

13.10.2020

Police brutality against peaceful participants of a political rally.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Laguna Guzman v. Spain, no. 41462/17

06.10.2020

Protestor injured during forceful police dispersal of informal gathering after demonstration.
Judgment


Hakim Aydın v. Turkey, no. 4048/09

26.05.2020

Unlawful detention following a number of peaceful public events in a campaign for the use of mother tongue in education.
Judgment


Kemal Çetin v. Turkey, no. 3704/13

26.05.2020

Criminal conviction of the organiser of a demonstration for the actions of certain participants.
Judgment


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