Published on 17 February 2025
 
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 9483/20
Yuliya Yevgenyevna GALYAMINA against Russia
and 3 other applications
(see table appended)
PROCEDURAL INFORMATION
Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the applications on 23 January 2025, 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 table, 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
   9483/20*
01/02/2020
Yuliya Yevgenyevna GALYAMINA
1973
 
Natalya Yuryevna Morozova
Moscow
Land Congress
 
Novgorod
 
22/05/2021
 
Meeting with potential voters
 
Moscow
 
14/07/2019
 
Manifestation against amendments to Constitution
 
Moscow
 
15/07/2020
 
Meeting in support of A. Navalnyy
 
Moscow
 
23/01/2021
 
 
Meeting with potential voters
 
Moscow
 
15/07/2019
 
Meeting with potential voters
 
Moscow
 
17/07/2019
 
Rally against the ineligibility of candidates for the elections
 
Moscow
 
27/07/2019
articles 19.3 § 1 and 20.6.1 § 1 of CAO
 
 
 
 
articles 19.3 § 1 and 20.2 § 2 of CAO
 
 
 
 
 
article 212.1 of CC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
 
 
 
 
 
 
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
 
 
 
 
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
 
 
 
 
 
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention of 7 days and fine of RUB 10,000
 
 
 
fines of RUB 1,000 and 30,000
 
 
 
 
imprisonment of 2 years (suspended)
 
 
 
 
 
fine of RUB 15,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
fine of RUB 20,000
 
 
 
 
 
fine of RUB 20,000
 
 
 
 
 
detention of 15 days
Novgorod Regional Court
26/05/2021 and 24/06/2021
 
 
 
 
Moscow City Court
10/09/2019 (two decisions)
 
 
 
 
 
Second Cassation Court
09/12/2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
Moscow City Court
19/08/2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
Moscow City Court
20/02/2020
 
 
 
 
 
Moscow City Court
20/02/2020
 
 
 
 
 
Moscow City Court
08/08/2019
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty, including unrecorded detention and detention without a judicial order and any other legal basis:
 
 Administrative arrest and detention from 8.30 p.m. on 14/07/2019 to 2.40 a.m. on 15/07/2019, from noon on 21/08/2019 to 22/08/2019:
 
 Detention as an administrative suspect: beyond the three‑hour statutory period - the issue was raised in the course of administrative proceedings against the applicant on the charges of article 19.3 of CAO; final decision: Moscow City Court on 10/09/2019; the complaint was introduced on 08/02/2020;
 
Administrative arrest and detention on 22/05/2021 -
applicant taken to the police station as an administrative suspect: no evidence/assessment that it was impracticable, on the spot, to compile the offence record and to establish the suspect’s identity (raised in the administrative proceedings),
 
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in several sets of the administrative-offence proceedings - final decision: Moscow City Court, 01/08/2019, 08/08/2019, 27/08/2019, 10/09/2019, 20/02/2020, 19/08/2021, Novgorod Regional Court, 26/05/2021 and 24/06/2021,
 
Art. 10 (1) - Freedom of expression:
 
The applicant was found guilty of an administrative offence (article 20.2 § 2 of CAO) and sentenced to 10 days’ detention for publishing calls to take part in a manifestation on 27/07/2019; final decision: Moscow City Court, 01/08/2019;
The applicant was found guilty of an administrative offence (article 20.2 § 2 of CAO) and sentenced to a fine of RUB 30,000 for publishing calls to potential voters to meet her as a candidate for elections to the Moscow City Duma on 14/07/2019; final decision: Moscow City Court, 10/09/2019;
 
The applicant was found guilty of an administrative offence (article 20.2 § 2 of CAO) and sentenced to a 10 days’ administrative arrest for publishing calls to take part in a manifestation in the centre of Moscow on 03/08/2019; final decision: Moscow City Court, 27/08/2019,
 
Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - The applicant was unable to confront the police officers on whose written statements her conviction was based (final decisions: Moscow City Court, 10/09/2019 and 08/08/2019),
 
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant by the trial court on 24/05/2021 was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO; final decision: Novgorod Regional Court, 26/05/2021
 
   26917/20*
29/05/2020
Andrey Vladimirovich BOROVIKOV
1988
 
 
 
Manifestation against waste dump
 
Shies, Arkhangelsk Region
 
07/04/2019
article 212 § 1 of CC
400 hours of compulsory work
Arkhangelsk Regional Court
29/11/2019
 
   28586/24*
15/09/2024
Yuriy Dmitriyevich YULIN
1991
 
 
 
Anti-war rally
 
Moscow
 
27/02/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
15/05/2024
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty, including unrecorded detention and detention without a judicial order and any other legal basis - escorting to the police station on 27/02/2022; no explanation why it was impossible to draw the offence record at the scene
   34187/24
05/08/2022
Mariya Aleksandrovna KONOSOVA
1987
 
 
 
Anti-war rally
 
St Petersburg
27/02/2022
article 20.2.2. § 1 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
St Petersburg City Court
05/04/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty, including unrecorded detention and detention without a judicial order and any other legal basis - escorted to the police station on 27/02/2022 for reasons unknown and held there for twenty hours, 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 - final decision: St Petersburg City Court
05/04/2022,
 
Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - arresting police officers have not been examined in court