CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 27 août 2018

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .sFE10DC93 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .sA6BC7FA7 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:right } .s9793A85B { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s8229ABDD { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s68C46B95 { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s3F59B822 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .sCB9E0544 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:left } .s76CF415B { page-break-before:always; clear:both } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } .s75A32C27 { border-collapse:collapse } .s3695F815 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .s2EF62ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt } .sEECE831 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; color:#474747 } .sE8934522 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s6B505E72 { margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt } .s8F670191 { font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt; list-style-position:inside } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold }   Communicated on 27 August 2018     FIFTH SECTION Application no. 74254/14 ECONOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE against Azerbaijan and 5 other applications (see list appended) SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEs The applications concern the freezing of the applicants’ bank accounts by the domestic authorities within the framework of criminal proceedings concerning the alleged unlawful activities of a number of non-governmental organisations. QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES 1.     Has there been an interference with the applicants’ peaceful enjoyment of possessions, within the meaning of Article 1 of Protocol   No.   1, on account of the freezing of their bank accounts? If so, was that interference lawful and necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest? In particular, did that interference impose an excessive individual burden on the applicants (see Immobiliare   Saffi v. Italy [GC], no. 22774/93, § 59, ECHR 1999-V)?   2.     Has there been an interference with the applicants’ freedom of association, within the meaning of Article   11 §   1 of the Convention, on account of the freezing of their bank accounts? If so, was that interference prescribed by law and necessary in terms of Article   11 § 2?   3.     Were the restrictions imposed by the State in the present cases, purportedly pursuant to Article 11 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention, applied for a purpose other than those envisaged by those provisions, contrary to Article 18 of the Convention?   APPENDIX   No. Application no. Lodged on Applicant Date of birth Place of residence Represented by   74254/14 19/11/2014 ECONOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   Khalid BAGIROV   74299/14 19/11/2014 Gubad IBADOGLU 12/09/1971 Baku   Khalid BAGIROV   74309/14 19/11/2014 Mirvari GAHRAMANLI 23/07/1946 Baku   Khalid BAGIROV   74573/14 19/11/2014 PUBLIC ASSOCIATION FOR ASSISTANCE TO FREE ECONOMY   Khalid BAGIROV   74589/14 19/11/2014 Zohrab ISMAYILOV 28/04/1971 Baku   Khalid BAGIROV   74598/14 19/11/2014 OIL WORKERS RIGHTS PROTECTION ORGANISATION   Khalid BAGIROV