Case: case_623

Atomic Facts:
[{"fact_id": "F001", "text": "The background to the case is described in detail in the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in Stankov and the United Macedonian Organisation Ilinden v. Bulgaria (nos. 29221/95 and 29225/95, ECHR 2001-IX).", "source_paragraph": 7, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "A. Background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F002", "text": "The background to the case is described in detail in the European Court of Human Rights' judgment in United Macedonian Organisation Ilinden and Ivanov v. Bulgaria (no. 44079/98, 20 October 2005).", "source_paragraph": 7, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "A. Background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F003", "text": "On 30 March 2004 the second applicant and two other members of Ilinden notified the Mayor of Sandanski that the organisation intended to stage a rally on 18 April 2004.", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F004", "text": "The rally notified on 30 March 2004 was planned to take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on 18 April 2004 at the grave of Yane Sandanski near the Rozhen Monastery.", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F005", "text": "The purpose of the rally notified on 30 March 2004 was to commemorate the anniversary of Yane Sandanski's \"dastardly murder\".", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F006", "text": "The planned rally notified on 30 March 2004 would include laying flowers at the grave of Yane Sandanski.", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F007", "text": "The planned rally notified on 30 March 2004 would include making speeches about the life and activity of Yane Sandanski.", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F008", "text": "The planned rally notified on 30 March 2004 would include a \"cultural programme\".", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F009", "text": "On 13 April 2004 the Mayor of Sandanski advised the organisers of the Ilinden rally that Ilinden could hold a rally between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on 18 April 2004.", "source_paragraph": 9, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F010", "text": "The Mayor of Sandanski's letter of 13 April 2004 did not give reasons for his decision restricting the rally.", "source_paragraph": 9, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F011", "text": "The Mayor of Sandanski's letter of 13 April 2004 stated that the rally could include laying flowers on the grave of Yane Sandanski.", "source_paragraph": 9, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F012", "text": "The Mayor of Sandanski's letter of 13 April 2004 stated that the rally could include making speeches about Yane Sandanski.", "source_paragraph": 9, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F013", "text": "On the morning of 18 April 2004 the organisers of the Ilinden rally built a stage near the grave of Yane Sandanski and started decorating it.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F014", "text": "According to the applicants, at about 10.30 a.m. on 18 April 2004 a plain-clothes police officer, accompanied by two uniformed police officers, approached the organisers and told them to stop decorating the stage.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F015", "text": "According to the applicants, the plain-clothes police officer told the organisers on 18 April 2004 that the Mayor's permission was valid only until 12 noon and that after that they were to leave the area.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F016", "text": "According to the applicants, the police officer's statement on 18 April 2004 led to tension, with some of the participants reacting forcefully.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F017", "text": "After the tension on 18 April 2004, the rally was allowed to proceed.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F018", "text": "The Government disputed the applicants' assertion that a police officer told the organisers to stop decorating the stage and that this led to tension on 18 April 2004.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F019", "text": "According to the Government, the rally on 18 April 2004 took place without incident.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F020", "text": "According to the Government, the rally on 18 April 2004 was attended by more than two hundred foreign guests, including representatives of the embassy of \"the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\" and a number of Bulgarian and Macedonian journalists.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F021", "text": "According to the applicants, no other organisations held events at Yane Sandanski's grave between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on 18 April 2004.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (Rozhen)"]}, {"fact_id": "F022", "text": "According to the applicants, in the days before the rally on 18 April 2004 the local radio and cable television stations reported that the rally had been banned and was not to be attended.", "source_paragraph": 11, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "B. Rallies organised by Ilinden between 2004 and 2009", "1. The events of March and April 2004 (

Fact Mapping:
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Conclusion:
{"violated": true, "elements": {"scope": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implied"}, "scope_assembly_exists": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implied"}, "scope_participation": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implied"}, "scope_peaceful": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implied"}, "interference": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "explicit"}, "prescribed_by_law": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implicit"}, "prescribed_by_law_foreseeable": {"conclusion": null, "discussed": "explicit"}, "prescribed_by_law_accessible": {"conclusion": null, "discussed": "not_discussed"}, "prescribed_by_law_safeguards": {"conclusion": null, "discussed": "implied"}, "legitimate_aim": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implicit", "aims": []}, "necessity": {"conclusion": "no", "discussed": "explicit"}, "positive_obligation": {"conclusion": "no", "discussed": "implied"}}}