Communicated on 29 November 2017
FOURTH SECTION
Application no. 66792/14
Éva VASS against Hungary
and 2 other applications
(see list appended)
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASES
Ms Noé (application no. 66798/14), senior official of a registered left‑wing political party, performed propaganda activities in the street on 1 May 2012 while wearing a five-pointed red star. Having learnt that another party activist had been committed to the police for displaying a totalitarian symbol, the applicant demonstrated in front of the police building, claiming the release of the other activist. She was committed to the police station for about five hours and was later prosecuted for the offence of displaying a totalitarian symbol. Although the prosecution was subsequently discontinued, the applicant’s administrative action against the police for unjustified action was dismissed on 12 February 2014 (service: 4 April 2014).
Another similar incident occurred on 29 July 2012 when Ms Noé, together with Ms Vass (application no. 66792/14) and Ms Róna (application no. 66889/14), demonstrated, wearing five-pointed red stars, against Government policies. Their cases challenging the ensuing police action were finally dismissed by the Kúria on various dates in February 2014 (service: 4, 9 and 7 April 2014, respectively).
QUESTION tO THE PARTIES
Have there been violations of the applicants’ right to freedom of expression and/or right to peaceful assembly, contrary to Article 10 and/or Article 11 of the Convention (see Vajnai v. Hungary, no. 33629/06, ECHR 2008 and Bukta and Others v. Hungary, no. 25691/04, ECHR 2007‑III)?
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Application no.
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
Represented by
66792/14
02/10/2014
Éva VASS
14/04/1964
Budapest
Hungarian
György MAGYAR
66798/14
01/10/2014
Krisztina NOÉ
01/07/1970
Paks
Hungarian
György MAGYAR
66889/14
02/10/2014
Judit RÓNA
24/04/1952
Budapest
Hungarian
György MAGYAR
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