Published on 11 March 2024
THIRD SECTION
Applications nos. 15085/19 and 17661/22
Lyubov Eduardovna SOBOL and Others
against Russia
(see list appended)
PROCEDURAL INFORMATION
Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the applications on 15 February 2024, 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 restrictions on the location, time or manner of conduct of public events which are the subject of well-established case law of the Court (see 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 11 of the Convention
(restrictions on the location, time or manner of conduct of public events)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Location
Date of the public event planned
Restrictions applied
Final domestic decision (type of procedure)
Date
Name of the court
15085/19*
06/03/2019
Lyubov Eduardovna SOBOL
1987
Yevgeniy Mikhaylovich Zamyatin
Berlin
Meeting with A. Navalnyy, prospekt Sakharova, Moscow
14/10/2017
Meeting with A. Navalnyy, prospekt Sakharova, Moscow
21/10/2017
Meeting with A. Navalnyy, prospekt Sakharova, Moscow
26/11/2017
proposal to change the location
proposal to change the location
proposal to change the location
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, 12/09/2018
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, 11/09/2018
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, 11/09/2018
17661/22*
16/03/2022
Viktor Borisovich SOROKIN
1969
Arkadiy Yuryevich BULATOV
1980
Mikhail Viktorovich KONDRYUKOV
1975
Several public events planned in Novosibirsk, between 18/02/2021 and
23/02/2021
prohibition on holding the planned public assembly; regional ban on holding public events in view of COVID-19 restrictions
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, 13/05/2022