Published on 26 June 2023
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 13238/21
Angela Nikolayevna DANKOVSKAYA against Russia
and 19 other applications
(see list appended)
PROCEDURAL INFORMATION
Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the applications on 1 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
13238/21*
01/03/2021
Angela Nikolayevna DANKOVSKAYA
1973
Timofey Borisovich Ushakov
Kokoshkino
Opposition rally
Moscow
22/06/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
26/10/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 22/06/2020 for the sole purpose of drawing a record of administrative offence (such record drawn up on 06/07/2020),
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
15097/21
24/02/2021
Damir Shamilevich DAVLETBAYEV
1992
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Manifestation against the Constitutional amendments
Moscow
15/07/2020
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
26/11/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 15/07/2020 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 officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based
15104/21
25/02/2021
Grigoriy Aleksandrovich GRIBENKO
1989
Vyacheslav Sergeyevich Ivanets
Tbilisi, Georgia
Opposition rally
Irkutsk
01/08/2020
article 20.2 § 2 of CAO
administrative fine RUB 20,000
Irkutsk Regional Court
27/10/2020
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
20155/21*
23/03/2021
Sergey Alekseyevich PAVLOV
1998
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Manifestation against the constitutional amendments
Moscow
15/07/2020
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 15,000
Moscow City Court
26/10/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest and detention on 15/07/2020 in excess of 3 hours for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence
20303/21
14/03/2021
Ivan Igorevich SHCHEPIN
1990
Vladimir Valeryevich Vasin
Krasnoyarsk
Rally in support of S.Furgal
Krasnoyarsk
08/08/2020
article 20.2 § 2 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 20,000
Krasnoyarsk Regional Court
24/09/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention between 08/08/2020 and 10/08/2020 as administrative suspect, and after the offence record had been complied on 08/08/2020,
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
20406/21
26/03/2021
Larisa Sergeyevna TOLMACHEVA
1962
Vladimir Valeryevich Vasin
Krasnoyarsk
Opposition rally
Krasnoyarsk
15/08/2020
article 20.2 § 2 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 20,000
Krasnoyarsk Regional Court
01/10/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 15/08/2020, apparently for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of an administrative offence (such record drawn up on 17/08/2020); failure to draw up records of administrative arrest and escorting,
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
20652/21
20/03/2021
Darya Sergeyevna MERNENKO
2000
Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Peredruk
St Petersburg
Event against the increase of public transportation tariffs
St Petersburg
19/11/2019
article 20.2 § 2 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 20,000
St Petersburg City Court
06/10/2020
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
20669/21
25/03/2021
Shamil Azatovich ALIAKBEROV
2002
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally against the constitutional amendments
Moscow
15/07/2020
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
26/10/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 15/07/2020, in excess of three hours, for the sole purpose of drawing a record of administrative offence (such record compiled only on 20/07/2020),
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 conviction was based
20775/21*
22/03/2021
Aleksandr Sergeyevich KHALAYEV
1979
Dmitriy Vladimirovich Zubarev
Vladivostok
Rally in support of S.Furgal
Vladivostok
19/07/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 5,000
Primorye Regional Court
13/10/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 19/07/2020 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
20778/21*
22/03/2021
Anastasiya Yuryevna KAPITONOVA
1998
Dmitriy Vladimirovich Zubarev
Vladivostok
Rally in support of S.Furgal
Vladivostok
08/08/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 10,000
Primorye Regional Court
03/11/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 08/08/2020 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
21351/21*
06/04/2021
Andrey Eduardovich MAKSIMKIN
1993
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Pomazuyev
Vilnius
Manifestation in support of Navalnyy
Saransk
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Mordovia Republic
10/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 23/01/2021 in excess of three hours for the sole purpose of drawing 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
21567/21*
08/04/2021
Aleksey Vladimirovich LITVINENKO
1962
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Pomazuyev
Vilnius
Manifestation for fair elections to Mosgorduma
Moscow
03/08/2019
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
20/01/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 03/08/2019, apparently for the purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence (however, such record drawn up on 06/08/2019 only)
21988/21*
07/04/2021
Aleksandr Sergeyevich SEMCHENKOV
1987
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally in support of N. Platoshkin and S Furgal
Moscow
25/07/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
18/01/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest and escorting to a police station, detention on 25/07/2020 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
22672/21*
29/03/2021
Bilyal Pavlovich KOTKIN
1981
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Manifestation for fair elections to Mosgorduma
Moscow
27/07/2019
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
02/10/2020
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 27/07/2019 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence
24176/21*
16/04/2021
Mikhail Sergeyevich REVYAKIN
1994
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Manifestation in support of S. Furgal
Khabarovsk
19/12/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 10,000
Khabarovsk Regional Court
28/01/2021
24703/21
16/04/2021
Nina Aleksandrovna BELYAYEVA
1989
Ilya Vladimirovich Sivoldayev
Voronezh
Event in support of S.Furgal
Voronezh
25/07/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 15,000
Voronezh Regional Court
21/10/2020
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
24727/21
29/03/2021
Ilya Sergeyevich FROLOV
1992
Aleksandra Nikolayevna Bayeva
Moscow
Manifestation in support of A. Navalnyy
Volgograd
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
administrative fine of RUB 10,000
Volgograd Regional Court
25/02/2021
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,
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
25898/21*
07/05/2021
Anton Yuryevich ZHIVIN
1990
Nikolay Sergeyevich Zboroshenko
Mytishchi
Manifestation in support of A. Navalnyy
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
administrative detention of 10 days
Moscow City Court
05/02/2021
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,
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
25930/21*
07/05/2021
Denis Vladimirovich TKHAROVSKIY
1987
Nikolay Sergeyevich Zboroshenko
Mytishchi
Manifestation 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 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,
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
39838/21*
29/07/2021
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich YANIN
1989
Mariya Olegovna Eysmont
Moscow
Rally in support of A.Navalnyy
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
administrative detention of 10 days
Moscow City Court
05/02/2021
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,
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