http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/e6a385ef92fc2826 https://verfassungsblog.de/freedom-expression-religion-echr/ God Save Freedom of Expression - George Gavriel and the Politics of Offence under Article 10 ECHR Alkiviadou, Natalie eng 2026-01-09 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Art. 10 ECHR Blasphemy ECtHR European Court of Human Rights Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (1950 November 4) Freedom of Expression freedom of religion Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (1950 November 4) Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 An art exhibition by Cypriot artist George Gavriel was cancelled last month following intense political and social reactions, culminating in death threats and a violent attack. The episode raises a fundamental question under Article 10 ECHR: can the suppression of artistic expression through political instrumentalization and institutional withdrawal amount to an interference with freedom of expression in the absence of a formal ban? Read against the Court’s jurisprudence, the Gavriel episode illustrates a broader structural failure rather than an isolated anomaly.