Published on 8 January 2024
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 16539/23
Vadim Denisovich STEPANOV against Russia
and 15 other applications
(see list appended)
PROCEDURAL INFORMATION
Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the applications on 30 November 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 / criminal offence
Penalty
Final domestic decision
Court Name
Date
Other complaints under well-established case‑law
16539/23*
01/04/2023
Vadim Denisovich STEPANOV
1997
Oleg Vladimirovich Filatchev
Moscow
Anti-war protest
Moscow
06/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
01/12/2022
16540/23*
03/04/2023
Tatyana Borisovna KOZLOVA
Anti-war protest
Moscow
27/02/2022
Anti-war protest
Moscow
13/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 15,000
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
09/12/2022
Moscow City Court
09/03/2023
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 27/02/2022 and on 13/03/2022 for compiling an offence report
16797/23*
12/04/2023
Makar Sergeyevich VORFOLOMEYEV
1996
Anti-war protest
Moscow
24/02/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
13/12/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station from 24/02/2022 to 25/02/2022 for compiling an offence report
16856/23*
03/04/2023
Irina Alekseyevna SKVORTSOVA
1967
Anti-war protest
Moscow
06/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
07/12/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 06/03/2022 for compiling an offence report
17358/23*
04/04/2023
Anastasiya Nikolayevna KRASNITSKAYA
1998
Anti-war protest
Moscow
27/02/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
05/12/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station from 27/02/2022 to 28/02/2022 for compiling an offence report.
17393/23*
11/04/2023
Anton Ivanovich LENOK
1988
Darya Dmitriyevna Aksenova
Kolomna
Anti-war protest
Moscow
02/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
03/02/2023
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 02/03/2022 for compiling an offence report
17628/23*
06/04/2023
Nelya Anatolyevna BRAYNINA
1948
Anti-war protest
Moscow
06/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
07/12/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 06/03/2022 for compiling an offence report
18183/23*
05/04/2023
Vladlena Vladimirovna REBRAKOVA
1994
Anti-war protest
Moscow
27/02/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
07/12/2022
18487/23*
19/04/2023
Vladimir Aleksandrovich BOLOBOLOV
1987
Anti-war protest
Moscow
24/02/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 15,000
Moscow City Court
19/12/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 24/02/2022 for compiling an offence report
21410/23*
02/02/2023
Yuliya Nikolayevna DMITRIYEVA
1988
Varvara Dmitriyevna Mikhaylova
St Petersburg
Anti-war protest
Moscow
06/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
03/10/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report on 06/03/2022
21769/23*
06/04/2023
Mariya Dmitriyevna ZHITINA
1997
Anti-war protest
Moscow
07/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 20,000
Moscow City Court
07/12/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 07/03/2022 for compiling an offence report
23165/23*
28/05/2023
Margarita Alekseyevna SOLOMATINA
2022
Anti-war protest
Moscow
24/02/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
31/01/2023
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station from 24/02/2022 to 25/02/2022 for compiling an offence report
23310/23*
26/05/2023
Ratibor Igorevich PODLESNYY
2003
Anna Yevgenyevna Bochilo
Barnaul
Anti-war protest
Moscow
06/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 15,000
Moscow City Court
17/02/2023
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 06/03/2022 for compiling an offence report
23312/23*
26/05/2023
Anna Anatolyevna ZOBOVA
1991
Anna Yevgenyevna Bochilo
Barnaul
Anti-war protest
Moscow
13/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 15,000
Moscow City Court
15/02/2023
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report from 4.00 p.m. until 9.00 p.m. on 13/03/2022
30860/23*
20/07/2023
Tatyana Vyacheslavovna KRUPINA
1994
Anti-war protest
Moscow
02/04/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 15,000
Moscow City Court
23/03/2023
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 02/04/2022 for compiling an offence report.
31281/23*
14/07/2023
Aleksey Palovich ZHILTSOV
2002
Anti-war protest
Moscow
06/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
15/03/2023
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 06/03/2022 for compiling an offence report
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