CASE OF ANAR MAMMADOV v. AZERBAIJAN

CASE OF ANAR MAMMADOV v. AZERBAIJAN

Application No: 12043/19, 50484/20

Articles: 8, 8-1, 8-2, 10, 10-1, 10-2, P1-1, P1-1-1, P1-1-2, 18, 18+10, 41

Respondent state: AZE

Date: 2026-10-06

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8-1 - Respect for correspondence; Respect for home; Respect for private life); Violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property (Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Peaceful enjoyment of possessions; Article 1 para. 2 of Protocol No. 1 - Control of the use of property); No violation of Article 18+10 - Limitation on use of restrictions on rights (Article 18 - Restrictions for unauthorised purposes) (Article 10 - Freedom of expression - {general}; Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression); Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Ahmet Hüsrev Altan v. Turkey, no. 13252/17, § 244, 13 April 2021; Akshin Garayev v. Azerbaijan, no. 30352/11, §§ 53-54, 2 February 2023; Artun and Güvener v. Turkey, no. 75510/01, § 33, 26 June 2007; Bédat v. Switzerland [GC], no. 56925/08, § 48, 29 March 2016; Bouton v. France, no. 22636/19, § 52, 13 October 2022; Bože v. Latvia, no. 40927/05, § 70, 18 May 2017; Brazzi v. Italy, no. 57278/11, §§ 44-45, 27 September 2018; Černý and Others v. the Czech Republic, nos. 37514/20 and 4 others, § 67, 18 December 2025; Cumpǎnǎ and Mazǎre v. Romania [GC], no. 33348/96, §§ 111 and 115, ECHR 2004-XI; Danileţ v. Romania [GC], no. 16915/21, § 123, 15 December 2025; Dmitriyevskiy v. Russia, no. 42168/06, § 82, 3 October 2017; Dvorski v. Croatia [GC], no. 25703/11, § 100, ECHR 2015; Erkizia Almandoz v. Spain, no. 5869/17, § 39, 22 June 2021; Fatullayev v. Azerbaijan, no. 40984/07, § 116, 22 April 2010; Fragoso Dacosta v. Spain, no. 27926/21, § 27, 8 June 2023; Gündüz v. Turkey, no. 35071/97, § 40, ECHR 2003-XI; Gürbüz and Bayar v. Turkey, no. 8860/13, §§ 43 44, 23 July 2019; Gutsanovi v. Bulgaria, no. 34529/10, § 220, ECHR 2013 (extracts); Heino v. Finland, no. 56720/09, § 45, 15 February 2011; Italgomme Pneumatici S.r.l. v. Italy, nos. 36617/18 and 12 others, § 70, 6 February 2025; Kavečanský v. Slovakia, no. 49617/22, 29 April 2025; Kemal Çetin v. Turkey, no. 3704/13, §§ 28-30, 26 May 2020; Khadija Ismayilova v. Azerbaijan (no. 4), nos. 71556/16 and 74112/17, § 107, 27 January 2026; Kobiashvili v. Georgia, no. 36416/06, § 61, 14 March 2019; Korniyets and Others v. Ukraine, nos. 2599/16 and 2 others, §§ 59 and 73, 10 July 2025; Kruglov and Others v. Russia, nos. 11264/04 and 15 others, § 146, 4 February 2020; Mehdi Tanrıkulu v. Turkey, no. 9735/12, § 26, 5 May 2020; Merabishvili v. Georgia [GC], no. 72508/13, §§ 287-317, 28 November 2017; Morice v. France [GC], no. 29369/10, § 125, ECHR 2015; Mukhin v. Russia, no. 3642/10, 14 December 2021; Mukhtarli v. Azerbaijan and Georgia, no. 39503/17, 5 September 2024; Navalnyy v. Russia [GC], nos. 29580/12 and 4 others, §§ 164-66, 15 November 2018; Otegi Mondragon v. Spain, no. 2034/07, § 60, ECHR 2011; Öztürk v. Turkey [GC], no. 22479/93, § 55, ECHR 1999-VI; Perinçek v. Switzerland [GC], no. 27510/08, ECHR 2015 (extracts); Radomilja and Others v. Croatia [GC], nos. 37685/10 and 22768/12, § 126, 20 March 2018; RFE/RL Inc. and Others v. Azerbaijan, nos. 56138/18 and 3 others, § 95, 13 June 2024; RID Novaya Gazeta and ZAO Novaya Gazeta v. Russia, no. 44561/11, § 80, 11 May 2021; Rustamkhanli v. Azerbaijan, no. 24460/16, § 40, 4 July 2024; Sabani v. Belgium, no. 53069/15, § 46, 8 March 2022; Saber v. Norway, no. 459/18, § 50, 17 December 2020; Särgava v. Estonia, no. 698/19, § 87, 16 November 2021; Savva Terentyev v. Russia, no. 10692/09, §§ 56 and 82, 28 August 2018; Şik v. Turkey (no. 2), no. 36493/17, §§ 194 and 210, 24 November 2020; Smirnov v. Russia, no. 71362/01, §§ 58-59, 7 June 2007; Stomakhin v. Russia, no. 52273/07, § 92, 9 May 2018; Tőkés v. Romania, nos. 15976/16 and 50461/17, § 98, 27 April 2021; Tortladze v. Georgia, no. 42371/08, § 66, 18 March 2021; Trabajo Rueda v. Spain, no. 32600/12, § 35, 30 May 2017; Vučković and Others v. Serbia (preliminary objection) [GC], nos. 17153/11 and 29 others, § 72, 25 March 2014; Zosymov v. Ukraine, no. 4322/06, § 74, 7 July 2016;