Published on 24 July 2023
FIRST SECTION
Application no. 23295/21
Tatyana Yuryevna OBLASOVA against Russia
and 27 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
23295/21*
14/04/2021
Tatyana Yuryevna OBLASOVA
1972
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Pomazuyev
Vilnius
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Kurgan
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Kurgan Regional Court
15/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest and detention on 31/01/2021 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
23489/21*
12/04/2021
Igor Yevgenyevich PROKOPYEV
1997
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Pomazuyev
Vilnius
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Kurgan
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 20,000
Kurgan Regional Court
16/03/2021
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; failure to draw up the escort record;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
23817/21*
14/04/2021
Vladimir Sergeyevich SAVICHEV
2002
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Pomazuyev
Vilnius
Rally in support of
A. Navalnyy
Balakovo, Saratov Region
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 20,000
Saratov Region Court
19/03/2021
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
23866/21*
20/04/2021
Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich FADEYEV
1987
Andrey Yevgenyevcich Shchukin
Nizhniy Tagil
Rally in support of political prisoners
Yekaterinburg
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
community work of 30 hours
Sverdlovsk Regional Court
31/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 31/01/2021 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
24155/21*
16/04/2021
Denis Sergeyevich BASKOVSKIY
1991
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Moscow
02/02/2021
article 20.2
§ 6.1 of CAO
administrative detention for
12 days
Moscow City Court
08/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention between 02/02/2021 and 03/02/2021 as an administrative suspect;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
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
24179/21*
16/04/2021
Kenenbek ARZYMATOV
1994
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Moscow
02/02/2021
article 20.2
§ 6.1 of CAO
administrative detention of
10 days
Moscow City Court
05/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention from 02/02/2021 to 04/02/2021 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 and to submit evidence, including video recordings, in defence of the applicant’s version of events on an equal footing with the prosecution
24724/21*
29/03/2021
Yekaterina Borisovna GRITSAYENKO
1975
Aleksandra Nikolayevna Bayeva
Moscow
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Rostov-on-Don
23/01/2021
article 20.2
§ 6.1 of CAO
administrative detention of
10 days
Rostov Regional Court
02/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest and detention on 29/01/2021 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence in respect of the participation in the rally of 23/01/2021 and then bring him before a court;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant on 29/01/2021 was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
24725/21*
29/03/2021
Nikolay Nikolayevich KOMAROV
1983
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
4 days
Moscow City Court
04/02/2021
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;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant on 01/02/2021 was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
24726/21*
29/03/2021
Oleg Dmitriyevich KALACHEV
1988
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
12 days
Moscow City Court
09/02/2021
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;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant on 01/02/2021 was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
25935/21*
27/04/2021
Aleksey Vitalyevich MARTYNOV
1988
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
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;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant on 01/02/2021 was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
26872/21
17/05/2021
Nastasya Igorevna FILYAYEVA
1992
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Moscow
02/02/2021
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 on 03/02/2021 for more than 3 hours 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 conviction was based;
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
26899/21*
17/05/2021
Yelena Artemovna KITAYEVA
1999
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Moscow
02/02/2021
article 20.2
§ 6.1 of CAO
administrative detention of
12 days
Moscow City Court
09/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention from 02/02/2021 to 03/02/2021 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;
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
26911/21*
17/05/2021
Oleg Yuryevich GRYAZNOV
1999
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
08/02/2021
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;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant on 01/02/2021 was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
26929/21
17/05/2021
Vadim Viktorovich BULATOV
1979
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Moscow
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 15,000
Moscow City Court
06/04/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 23/01/2021 for more than 3 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 officer on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based and to submit evidence, including video recordings, in defence of the applicant’s version of events on an equal footing with the prosecution.
26943/21
17/05/2021
Samvel Valeryevich MNATSAKANYAN
1990
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally in support of Alexey Navalnyy
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2
§ 6.1 of CAO
administrative detention for
6 days
Moscow City Court
08/04/2021
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 conviction was based, as well as to obtain video footage from those officers’ cameras;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - The sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant on 01/02/2021 was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
27811/21*
28/04/2021
Anzhelika Yuryevna YAROVAYA
1994
Rally in support of
A. Navalnyy
Belgorod
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Belgorod Regional Court
15/03/2021
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
28125/21*
23/04/2021
Sergey Vasilyevich OSTROUKHOV
1957
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Kaluga
31/01/2021
article 20.2.2
§ 1 of CAO
administrative detention of
5 days
Kaluga Regional Court
19/02/2021
32935/21
01/06/2021
Yelena Mikhaylovna KADETOVA
1964
Vladimir Valeryevich Vasin
Krasnoyarsk
Rally in support of Khabarovsk
Krasnoyarsk
25/07/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Krasnoyarsk Regional Court
17/12/2020
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
33047/21*
09/06/2021
Semen Andreyevich KALININ
1998
Andrey Yevgenyevich Shchukin
Nizhniy Tagil
Rally in support of Alexey Navalnyy
Yekaterinburg
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
community work of 30 hours
Sverdlovsk Regional Court
07/04/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 31/01/2021 for more than 3 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 open court police officer on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based and to submit evidence, including video recordings, in defence of the applicant’s version of events on an equal footing with the prosecution
33779/21*
03/06/2021
Dmitriy Valeryevich IVANOV
1990
Aleksey Vladimirovich Glukhov
Novocheboksarsk
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Cheboksary
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Chuvashia
11/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, 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
33799/21
03/06/2021
Larisa Mikhaylovna VASILYEVA
1970
Aleksey Vladimirovich Glukhov
Novocheboksarsk
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Cheboksary
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 12,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Chuvashia
18/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 30/01/2021 for the sole purpose of drawing a record of administrative offence in respect of participation in the rally of 23/01/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
33813/21*
03/06/2021
Sergey Leonidovich ZLOBIN
1950
Aleksey Vladimirovich Glukhov
Novocheboksarsk
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Cheboksary
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Chuvashia
16/03/2021
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
33865/21*
03/06/2021
Aleksey Sergeyevich IGNATYEV
1987
Aleksey Vladimirovich Glukhov
Novocheboksarsk
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Cheboksary
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Chuvashia
27/04/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station 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;
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
34094/21*
06/06/2021
Irina Denisovna CHEPLOUTSKAYA
1996
Dmitriy Vladimirovich Zubarev
Vladivostok
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Vladivostok
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 12,000
Primorye Regional Court
30/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- arrest, escorting to a police station and detention on 31/01/2021, in excess of three hours, for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of an administrative offence; raised on appeal;
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
34308/21*
07/06/2021
Nina Yuryevna KVYATKOVSKAYA
1980
Mikhail Igorevich Tunikov
Vladivostok
Rally in support of Sergey Furgal
Vladivostok
19/07/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Primorye Regional Court
08/12/2020
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
34454/21*
03/06/2021
Andrey Vladimirovich BIKULOV
1987
Aleksey Vladimirovich Glukhov
Novocheboksarsk
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Cheboksary
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Supreme Court of the Republic of Chuvashia
29/04/2021
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
35107/21
25/06/2021
Georgiy Anatolyevich SHEVELEV
2002
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally in support of
A. Navalnyy
Moscow
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
20/04/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, 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;
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
35148/21
25/06/2021
Vladislav Sergeyevich MAKAROV
1997
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally in support of A. Navalnyy
Tula
23/01/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of
RUB 10,000
Tula Regional Court
18/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty - arrest, escorting to a police station, detention on 23/01/2121 for more than 3 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