Published on 24 July 2023
FIRST SECTION
Application no. 1434/18
Andrey Mikhaylovich ANTROPOV against Russia
and 29 other applications
(see list appended)
PROCEDURAL INFORMATION
Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the applications on 29 June 2023, the Court decided, under Rule 54 § 2 (b) of the Rules of Court, that notice of the applications should be given to the Government of Russia.
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 11 of the Convention relating to disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies which are the subject of well-established case law of the Court (see Frumkin v. Russia, no. 74568/12, ECHR 2016 (extracts), Navalnyy and Yashin v. Russia, no. 76204/11, 4 December 2014 and Kasparov and Others v. Russia, no. 21613/07, 3 October 2013).
APPENDIX – STATEMENT OF FACTS
List of applications raising complaints under Article 11 of the Convention
(disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Name of the public event
Location
Date
Administrative charges
Penalty
Final domestic decision
Court Name
Date
Other complaints under well-established case-law
1434/18
06/12/2017
Andrey Mikhaylovich ANTROPOV
1981
Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov
Vilnius
Anti-corruption rally
Nizhniy Tagil
26/03/2017
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Sverdlovsk Regional Court
06/06/2017
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
10211/20*
10/02/2020
Alena Aleksandrovna YURCHENKO
1996
Rally in support of
I. Golunov (the applicant was carrying a Russian flag on the National Holiday)
Moscow
12/06/2019
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
20/08/2019
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 12/06/2019 for the sole purpose of drawing up an administrative-offence record (such record only drawn up on 18/06/2019);
Art. 6 (1) - unfair trial in administrative offence proceedings - inability to cross-examine police officers on whose written statements the conviction was based, as well as the courts’ refusal to adduce evidence in support of the applicant’s account of events (video recordings)
28522/21*
07/05/2021
Alsu Mansurovna AKHMETOVA
1989
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
03/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 23/01/2021 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence (such record compiled on 27/01/2021 only)
28817/21*
07/05/2021
Yekaterina Vitalyevna SAKALAVICHYS
1988
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
03/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 23/01/2021 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence
28821/21*
07/05/2021
Neonila Nikolayevna PAVSKAYA
1992
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
10/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 23/01/2021 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence (such record compiled on 24/01/2021)
28822/21*
07/05/2021
Lyubov Sergeyevna TETERINA
1984
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
03/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty – arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 23/01/2021 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence
28823/21*
07/05/2021
Aydar Almazovich GABDULLIN
1987
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
10/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 23/01/2021 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence (such record compiled on 24/01/2021)
28837/21*
07/05/2021
Yelena Igorevna KOVSHOVA
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
03/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 23/01/2021 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence
28839/21*
07/05/2021
Polina Ildarovna ABRAROVA
2001
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
10/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention between 31/01/2021 and 01/02/2021 as administrative suspect
29793/21*
22/05/2021
Yelizaveta STERLIGOVA
1997
Mansur Idrisovich Gilmanov
Podolsk
Event on President Putin’s birthday in support of LGBT
Moscow
07/10/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 13,000
Moscow City Court
18/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 07/10/2020 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine police officers on whose written statements the conviction was based
30174/21*
18/05/2021
Vasiliy Alekseyevich KRESTYANINOV
1997
Mansur Idrisovich Gilmanov
Podolsk
Event on President Putin’s birthday in support of LGBT
Moscow
07/10/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 15,000
Moscow City Court
18/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 07/10/2020 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 officer on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based
30179/21*
15/05/2021
Darya Sergeyevna SHUVALOVA
2001
Mansur Idrisovich Gilmanov
Podolsk
Rally against constitutional amendments
Moscow
15/07/2020
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
16/11/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 15/07/2020 as administrative suspect;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 statements the applicant’s conviction was based
30233/21*
15/05/2021
Vitaliy Aleksandrovich PETRENKO
1983
Mansur Idrisovich Gilmanov
Podolsk
Rally against the constitutional amendments
Moscow
15/07/2020
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
16/11/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 15/07/2020 as administrative suspect;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 statements the applicant’s conviction was based
30351/21*
15/05/2021
Dmitriy Nikitich GOLIK
1983
Mansur Idrisovich Gilmanov
Podolsk
Rally against the constitutional amendments
Moscow
15/07/2020
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
16/11/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 15/07/2020 as administrative suspect;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to question in open court police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based
30425/21*
15/05/2021
Nikolay Alekseyevich OZHERELYEV
1990
Mansur Idrisovich Gilmanov
Podolsk
Rally against the constitutional amendments
Moscow
15/07/2020
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
18/11/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 15/07/2020 as administrative suspect;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 statements the applicant’s conviction was based
30630/21*
15/05/2021
Daniil Yevgenyevich ROTAR
1993
Mansur Idrisovich Gilmanov
Podolsk
Rally against constitutional amendments
Moscow
15/07/2020
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
16/11/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 15/07/2020 as administrative suspect;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 statements the applicant’s conviction was based
30809/21*
18/05/2021
Aleksey Sergeyevich TYURIN
1999
Mansur Idrisovich Gilmanov
Podolsk
Rally against constitutional amendments
Moscow
15/07/2020
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
18/11/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 15/07/2020 as administrative suspect;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 officer on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based
31543/21*
15/05/2021
Ramis Ryazhyabovich KHISYAMETDINOV
1993
Mansur Idrisovich Gilmanov
Podolsk
Rally against constitutional amendments
Moscow
15/07/2020
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
16/11/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 15/07/2020 as administrative suspect;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 officer on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based
31710/21
07/06/2021
Denis Nikolayevich BALASHOV
1992
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
administrative detention of 15 days
Moscow City Court
05/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 31/01/2021 as administrative suspect;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 statements the applicant’s conviction was based and to submit evidence, including video recordings, in support of the applicant’s version of events on an equal footing with the prosecution;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant on 03/02/2021 was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
33564/21*
09/06/2021
Daniil Vadimovich DOBROYEZZHEV
1998
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
10/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention between 31/01/2021 and 01/02/2021 as administrative suspect
33566/21*
09/06/2021
Aleksandr Sergeyevich DEGTEREV
1996
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
10/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention between 31/01/2021 and 01/02/2021 as administrative suspect
33570/21*
09/06/2021
Svetlana Elfetovna GOLUBEVA
1978
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
10/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention between 31/01/2021 and 01/02/2021 as administrative suspect
33607/21*
09/06/2021
Nazar Marselevich GARIPOV
1996
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
10/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention between 31/01/2021 and 01/02/2021 as administrative suspect
33608/21*
09/06/2021
Sergey Anatolyevich ARZHANTSEV
1959
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
community work of
20 hours
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
07/04/2021
33611/21*
09/06/2021
Ruslan Anatolyevich FOKIN
1986
Regina Ilgizovna Shagiyeva
Leninigorsk
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Naberezhnye Chelny
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan
10/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention between 31/01/2021 and 01/02/2021 as administrative suspect;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
58683/21*
15/11/2021
Aleksandr Petrovich GUSEV
1999
Mansur Idrisovich Gilmanov
Podolsk
Opposition rally
Moscow
22/06/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
29/06/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 22/06/2020, in excess of three hours, for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings,
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 statements the applicant’s conviction was based
45367/22*
19/08/2022
Aleksey Dmitriyevich MOSHCHENKO
2001
Anti-war protest (the applicant claimed he had staged a solo demonstration)
St Petersburg
25/02/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 15,000
St Petersburg City Court
19/04/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 25/02/2022, in excess of three hours, for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of an administrative offence;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 the trial the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based
45792/22*
14/09/2022
Kirill Aleksandrovich SEMENOV
1990
Anti-war protest (the applicant claimed he had staged a solo demonstration)
Moscow
24/02/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
09/06/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty – arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 24/02/2022 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based
480/23*
11/11/2022
Maksim Dmitriyevich MASYA
2002
Anti-war protest (the applicant claimed he had staged a solo demonstration)
Moscow
24/02/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
13/07/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 24/02/2022 in excess of three hours, for the sole purpose of drawing up an administrative offence record (complied on 25/02/2022);
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 statements the applicant’s conviction was based
1548/23*
21/12/2022
Vladislav Vladimirovich VDOVIN
1968
Anti-war protest (the applicant claimed he had staged a solo demonstration)
Moscow
03/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 15,000
Moscow City Court
25/08/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 03/03/2022 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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 the police officers on whose written statements her conviction was based.