Content tagged with A9: Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
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News
Russia’s overuse and misuse of anti-extremism laws
ARTICLE 19 and SOVA Center's new report examines Russia’s problematic implementation of ‘extremism’ related legislation for its failure to comply with international freedom of expression standards.
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Resource | Article | 1 Jun 2014 | By Lina Ghviniadidze
Crisis of secularism in Georgia
An article looking at the crisis of secularism in Georgia and the State’s inability to respond adequately to human rights violations against religious minorities.
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Resource | Case Summary | 14 Mar 2013
Kasymakhunov and Saybatalov v Russia
Case No. 26261/05 and 26377/06 Judgment date: 14 March 2013 Facts The applicants are Yusup Kasymakhunov, an Uzbek national, and Marat Saybatalov, a Russian national. They were both convicted by the Russian courts in November 2004 and October 2005 respectively for their membership of the radical Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami. They were sentenced to seven […]
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Resource | Article | 1 Jun 2012 | By Siranush Sahakyan
Bayatyan v Armenia
This article discusses the landmark judgment in the case of Bayatyan v Armenia in which the ECtHR decided to include conscientious objectors within the scope of Art. 9 of the ECHR
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Resource | Article | 1 Jun 2010 | By Kirill Koroteev
Political prisoners in contemporary Georgia
Kirill Koroteev outlines the situation of political prisoners in Georgia today, and the FIDH's report
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Resource | Article | 1 Dec 2008 | By Eleonora Davidyan
Comment: Muslim freedoms
Eleonora Davidyan considers attitudes towards Muslims in Russia and the connotations of religious extremism
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Resource | Article | 1 Dec 2004 | By Tatiana Tomaeva
Freedom of religion and freedom of association in Russia – the case of Moscow Branch of The Salvation Army v Russia
Tatiana Tomaeva discusses the attitude of the Russian authorities towards the Salvation Army and considers the significance of the organisation's case at the ECtHR
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Resource | Article | 1 Jun 2004 | By Kirill Koroteev
Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on alternative civilian service
Kirill Koroteev considers the ECtHR's developing approach to alternative civilian service for conscientious objectors