On Tuesday 21 September 2021, two judgments on the applications against Armenia will be delivered:
Barseghyan v. Armenia (application no. 17804/09)
The applicant, Levon Barseghyan, is an Armenian national who was born in 1967 and lives in Gyumri. The case concerns the police preventing the applicant from holding a political protest in Theatre Square in central Gyumri on 2 March 2008, the day after a state of emergency had been declared in erevan following clashes between protestors and law enforcement. The clashes had occurred in the context of nationwide rallies alleging election irregularities after the February 2008 presidential election. The applicant refused to leave the area, and he was arrested and later fined in administrative proceedings.
Relying on Article 11 (freedom of assembly) of the European Convention on Human Rights, the applicant argues that the ban on his protest was not justified as there had been no violence or uncontrollable emergency situation in Gyumri; in reality the police had cordoned off the square and no one could enter.
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Dareskizb Ltd v. Armenia (no. 61737/08)
The applicant, Dareskizb Ltd, is an Armenian company which was founded in 1999 and has its registered office in Yerevan.
The case concerns actions by State authorities during a state of emergency following a presidential election in 2008, during which the applicant company was prevented from publishing its newspaper, Haykakan Zhamanak. It furthermore concerned the court proceedings that followed.
Relying on Article 10 (freedom of expression) and Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention, the applicant complains of the ban on its publications issued as part of the state of emergency, that the court that examined its appeal was not a “tribunal established by law”, and of its inability to access a court.
