CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 11 janvier 2024

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In the applications marked by an asterisk, other complaints were raised. This part of the applications has been struck out of the Court’s list of cases or declared inadmissible by the Court, sitting in a single-judge formation, assisted by a rapporteur as provided for in Article 24 § 2 of the Convention. In the enclosed list of applications, whenever an applicant is referred to using initials, this indicates that the Court has authorised anonymity for that person, whose identity will not be disclosed to the public (Rule 47 § 4). For further information on the procedure following communication of an application brought against Russia, subject of well-established case law of the Court, please refer to the Court’s website . SUBJECT MATTER The applications concern complaints raised under Article 10 § 1 of the Convention relating to disproportionate measures against solo demonstrators which are the subject of well-established case law of the Court (see Novikova and Others v. Russia, nos. 25501/07 and 4 others, 26 April 2016 and Lashmankin and Others v. Russia, nos. 57818/09 and 14 others, 7 February 2017).   APPENDIX – STATEMENT OF FACTS List of applications raising complaints under Article 10 § 1 of the Convention (disproportionate measures against solo demonstrators) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth Representative’s name and location Location Date Purpose of the demonstration Administrative charges Penalty Final domestic decision Date Name of the court Other relevant information Other complaints under well-established case-law     25802/21* 29/04/2021 Aleksandra Aleksandrovna KALISTRATOVA 1990 Mariya Olegovna Eysmont Moscow (i) Moscow, 01/06/2020, in support of I.   Azar         (ii) Moscow, 05/06/2020, in support of I.   Azar   (i) article 20.2 §   8 of CAO, administrative fine of RUB   250,000,       (ii) article 20.2 §   8 of CAO, administrative fine of RUB   250,000 30/10/2020, Moscow City Court           30/10/2020, Moscow City Court rotation - event classified as assembly post facto       (Events of 01/06/2020 and 05/06/2020) Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention (i) on 01/06/2020, for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence; (ii) 05/06/2020, for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence; (iii) between 26/01/2021 and 27/01/2021 as administrative suspect, pending trial and after the record of administrative offence under article 20.2   §   2 of CAO had been compiled; (iv) on 15/07/2020, for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence (such record was only compiled on 20/07/2020), (v) between 24/02/2022 and 25/02/2022 as administrative suspect, pending trial and after the record of administrative offence under article 20.2 §   8 of CAO had been compiled;   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - four sets of proceedings, final judgments of: 30/10/2019 (two separate judgments), 03/02/2022 and 01/02/2022,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - impossibility to question in court the police officers, on whose written statements the app’s conviction was based – (i) proceedings in respect of the event on 05/06/2020, final judgment of 30/10/2020; (ii) proceedings in respect of calls to participate in a rally, final judgment of 03/02/2021; (iii) proceedings in respect of the rally of 15/07/2020, final judgment of 01/02/2022,   Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - arrest, conviction under article 20.2 §   2 of the CAO, administrative detention of 10 days for publishing on 22/01/2021 a call for participation in a rally in support of A.   Navalnyy (scheduled for 23/01/2021) to the applicant’s Instagram account, final judgment of 03/02/2021 by the Moscow City Court (see Elvira Dmitriyeva v. Russia, nos.   60921/17 and 7202/18, §§   77-90, 30   April 2019),   Art. 11 (2) - disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies - disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies - alternatively to Article 10 issue (see, mutatis mutandis, Tsukanov and Torchinskiy v. Russia [Committee], nos.35000/13 and 35010/13, §§   48-50, 17 April 2018; and Muchnik and Mordovin v. Russia [Committee], nos. 23814/15 and 2707/16, §§   47-52, 12   February 2019) - arrest, conviction for participation in a series of solo demonstrations (i) held on 01/06/2020 by no less than 7 participants - conviction under article 20.2 §   8 of CAO, fine of RUB   250,000, final judgment of 30/10/2020 by the Moscow City Court; and (ii) held on 05/06/2020 by no less than 10 participants, arrest and conviction in separate proceedings under article 20.2 §   8 of CAO, fine of RUB   250,000, final judgment of 30/10/2020 by the Moscow City Court,   Art. 11 (2) - disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies - (i) Rally against constitutional amendments, 15/07/2020, Moscow - arrest, conviction under article 20.2 §   8 of CAO, administrative fine of RUB   150,000, final judgment of 01/02/2022 by the Moscow City Court; and (ii) Anti-war rally, 24/02/2022, Moscow -arrest, conviction under article 20.2 §   8 of CAO, administrative detention of 15   days, final judgment of 27/10/2022, Moscow City Court     37020/22* 04/07/2022 Viktor Sergeyevich BARANTSEV 1986 Natalya Andreyevna Baranova Moscow Moscow, 24/02/2022, Anti-war protest article 20.2 §   8 of CAO, administrative detention of 25   days 04/03/2022, Moscow City Court distance requirement - event classified as assembly post facto Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention between 24/02/2022 and 25/02/2022 as administrative suspect, pending trial and after the offence record had been compiled,   Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - first set of proceedings, final judgment of 04/03/2022,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court police officers on whose written reports the conviction was based - first set of proceedings, final judgment of 04/03/2022,   Art. 11 (2) - disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies - Rally in support of A. Navalnyy, Moscow, 23/01/2021 - arrest, conviction under article 20.2 §   5 of CAO, fine of RUB   10,000, final judgment of 21/10/2022 by the Moscow City Court,   Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant on 25/02/2022 was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO     17363/23* 12/04/2023 Yevgeniy Andreyevich FEDIN 1981     Moscow, 10/03/2022, Anti-war protest article 20.2 §   5 of CAO, administrative fine of RUB   20,000 15/12/2022, Moscow City Court   Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 10/03/2022 for compiling an offence report,   Art. 11 (1) - various restrictions on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly - alternatively to Article 10 issue (see, mutatis mutandis , Tsukanov and Torchinski y v. Russia [Committee], nos.35000/13 and 35010/13, §§   48-50, 17   April 2018; and Muchnik and Mordovin v. Russia [Committee], nos.   23814/15 and 2707/16, §§   47-52, 12 February 2019) – Moscow, 10/03/2022, Anti-war protest post facto considered as a collective event - arrest, conviction under article 20.2 §   5 of CAO, administrative fine of RUB   20,000, final judgment of 15/12/2022, the Moscow City Court     27195/23* 04/07/2023 Dmitriy Aleksandrovich SMELYY 1976     Moscow, 16/04/2022, Anti-war protest article 20.2 §   5 of CAO, administrative fine of RUB   10,000 17/03/2023, Moscow City Court ban on public events at certain locations - Red Square Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 16/04/2022 for compiling an offence report,   Prot. 7 Art. 4 - right not to be tried or punished twice in criminal proceedings - prosecution in two sets of administrative proceedings (under article 20.3.3 §   1 of CAO, final judgment of 20/07/2022 by the Moscow City Court) and under article 20.2 § 5 of CAO (final judgment of 17/03/2023, Moscow City Court) arose from substantially the same facts (the applicant’s participation in a solo demonstration of 16/04/2022 using an anti-war poster)     28879/23* 13/07/2023 Maria Andreyevna YEVDOKIMOVA 1984     Moscow, 14/04/2022, protest against the war in Ukraine article 20.2 §   5 of CAO, administrative fine of RUB   15,000 Moscow City Court, 13/03/2023 ban on public events at certain locations - Red Square Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 14/04/2022 for compiling an offence report     28906/23* 14/07/2023 Irina Aleksandrovna BESSCHETNOVA 1978     Moscow, 26/02/2022, protest against the war in Ukraine article 20.2 §   5 of CAO, administrative fine of RUB   15,000 Moscow City Court, 23/03/2023 ban on public events at certain locations -Red Square Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 26/02/2022 for compiling an offence report     31566/23* 25/07/2023 Yuliya Igorevna YELISEYEVA 1994     Moscow, 22/04/2022, Anti-war protest article 20.2 §   5 of CAO, administrative fine of RUB   15,000 Moscow City Court, 27/03/2023 ban on public events at certain locations -Red Square, Moscow Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention – arrest, escorting to and detention at the police station from 22/04/2022 until 23/04/2022 after compiling an offence report