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Sokolovskiy v. Russia: criminal conviction for religious ‘hate speech’ violated the right to freedom of expression of a blogger

August 27, 2024

by Dirk Voorhoof 1. – Introduction In its judgment of the 4th June 2024 in the case of Sokolovskiy v. Russia the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) dealt with the issue of religious hate speech as a criminal offence interfering with the right to freedom of expression and information under Article 10 ECHR (see […]