Article 5 - Right to liberty and security

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Kavala v. Türkiye (no. 2) [GC], no. 2170/24

25/08/26

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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Kolesnyk and Smelnytskyy v. Ukraine, nos. 24465/23 and 25217/23

23/07/26

Applicants’ pre-trial detention for offences against national security, under legislation introduced in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 
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Derevyanko and Tarasova v. Ukraine, nos. 39465/23 and 43066/23

23/07/26

Applicants’ pre-trial detention for offences against national security, under legislation introduced in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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