CASE OF KARCHAVA v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONCASE OF KARCHAVA v. GEORGIA(Application no. 34790/23) JUDGMENT Art 10 (read in light of Art 11) • Freedom of expression • Arrest, 24-hour detention and administrative conviction of solo protester for having set up a tent behind a statue in a public square with the intention to initiate a hunger strike • Applicant’s conduct wholly peaceful and concerned a matter of public interest • Impugned measures, taken together, capable of producing a chilling effect despite relatively insignificant nature of the court-imposed penalty of a verbal reprimand • Domestic authorities’ failure to provide relevant and sufficient reasons capable of demonstrating the necessity of the impugned interference • Domestic courts’ decisions not based “on an acceptable assessment of the relevant facts” Prepared by the Registry. Does not bind the Court. STRASBOURG23 June 2026 This judgment will become fi …