European Court of Human Rights – Minority database on Estonia

ECtHR Grand Chamber judgment in DELFI AS v. Estonia (excerpts), 2015

THE FACTS I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE [..] B. Article and comments published on the Internet news portal 16. On 24 January 2006 the applicant company published an article on the Delfi portal under the heading “SLK Destroyed Planned Ice Road”. Ice roads are public roads over the frozen sea which are open between … Continue reading

ECtHR judgment in Korobov v. Estonia (excerpts), 2013

[..] PROCEDURE 1. The case originated in an application (no. 10195/08) against the Republic of Estonia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by seven Estonian residents on 29 February 2008. The first applicant, Mr Aleksandr Korobov, is an Estonian national born in … Continue reading

ECtHR judgment in Tarkoev v. Estonia (excerpts), 2010

[..] PROCEDURE 1. The case originated in two applications (nos. 14480/08 and 47916/08) against the Republic of Estonia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by forty-five former servicemen of the Russian (Soviet) army (“the applicants”), on 24 March and 2 October 2008, respectively. … Continue reading