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Case-Law Guide


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31/08/24
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Transversal Theme Updates


Cases selected for updating the Case-Law Guide.

Bogay and Others v. Ukraine, no. 38283/18

03/04/25

Police inspection of the applicants’ belongings leading to the retrieval of several dangerous objects during a demonstration aimed at protesting the use of animals in circus acts, followed by the applicants’ detention for two to three hours at a police station.
Judgment


Vyacheslavova and Others v. Ukraine, nos. 39553/16 and 6 others

13/03/25

Mass disorder among protesters and counter-protesters in Odesa in May 2014, leading to loss of life and injuries in a fire in the Trade Union Building.
Judgment


Fraisse and Others v. France, nos. 22525/21 and 47626/21

27/02/25

Death of a student as a result of the explosion of a stun grenade launched by a gendarme in the context of a law-enforcement operation during violent clashes between protesters opposed to the construction of a dam and mobile gendarmes forces.
Judgment


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