CASE OF KARCHAVA v. GEORGIA - [German Translation] by the Austrian Institute for Human Rights (ÖIM)

CASE OF KARCHAVA v. GEORGIA - [German Translation] by the Austrian Institute for Human Rights (ÖIM) Application No: 34790/23

Articles: 10, 11, 11-1, 10-1, 10-2, 41

Respondent state: GEO

Date: 2026-06-23

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression) read in the light of Article 11 - (Art.

11) Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Animal Defenders International v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 48876/08, § 100, ECHR 2013 (extracts); Balçık and Others v. Turkey, no. 25/02, § 51, 29 November 2007; Barraco v. France, no. 31684/05, § 44, 5 March 2009; Bumbeș v. Romania, no. 18079/15, § 92, 3 May 2022; Chkhartishvili v. Georgia, no. 31349/20, §§ 24-28 and 54, 11 May 2023; Gough v. the United Kingdom, no. 49327/11, § 149, 28 October 2014; Handzhiyski v. Bulgaria, no. 10783/14, §§ 53-58, 6 April 2021; Hashman and Harrup v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 25594/94, § 28, ECHR 1999 VIII; Kasparov and Others v. Russia (no. 2), no. 51988/07, § 29, 13 December 2016; Kasparov and Others v. Russia, no. 21613/07, 3 October 2013; Kudrevičius and Others v. Lithuania [GC], no. 37553/05, §§ 92 and 110, ECHR 2015; Lashmankin and Others v. Russia, nos. 57818/09 and 14 others, §§ 363 and 424-425, 7 February 2017; Makarashvili and Others v. Georgia, nos. 23158/20 and 2 others, 1 September 2022; Murat Vural v. Turkey, no. 9540/07, §§ 57‑68, 21 October 2014; Mzhavanadze and Rukhadze v. Georgia, nos. 29760/21 and 33931/21, § 63, 15 July 2025; Navalnyy v. Russia [GC], nos. 29580/12 and 4 others, § 133, 15 November 2018; Novikova and Others v. Russia, nos. 25501/07 and 4 others, 26 April 2016; Otegi Mondragon v. Spain, no. 2034/07, § 52, ECHR 2011; Oya Ataman v. Turkey, no. 74552/01, § 38, ECHR 2006 XIV; Pentikäinen v. Finland [GC], no. 11882/10, § 110, ECHR 2015; Peradze and Others v. Georgia, no. 5631/16, 15 December 2022; Russ v. Germany, no. 44241/20, § 50, 20 May 2025; Shvydka v. Ukraine, no. 17888/12, §§ 37‑42, 30 October 2014; Terentyev v. Russia, no. 25147/09, §§ 22 24, 26 January 2017; Yartsev v. Russia, no. 16683/17, § 28, 20 July 2021