Article 10 - Freedom of expression
Case-Law Guide
Article Updates
Cases selected for updating the Case-Law Guide.
Străisteanu v. the Republic of Moldova, no. 9989/20
Obligation imposed on the applicant, a lawyer and well-known LGBTQ+ rights activist, to remove videos from her Facebook page that showed another lawyer making insulting and homophobic remarks toward her just before the Pride parade.
Judgment
Selishcheva and Others v. Russia, nos. 39056/22 and 9 others
Collection and storage of the applicants’ political data shared with electoral authorities and refusal to register them as candidates in municipal elections based on police information alleging their “involvement” with organisations designated as “extremist” by the domestic courts.
Judgment
Avagyan v. Russia, no. 36911/20
Applicant’s conviction, in administrative-offence proceedings, for wilful dissemination of “untrue information” with regard to comments questioning the existence of COVID-19 cases in her region, posted on her business account on Instagram.
Judgment
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- Protection against hate speech (Articles 8, 13 and 14)
- Surveillance measures (Terrorism)
Useful Materials
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- Freedom of expression (no. CDH(75)6)
- Freedom of expression (no. DH(56)15)
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