God Save Freedom of Expression - George Gavriel and the Politics of Offence under Article 10 ECHR Alkiviadou, Natalie Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-01-09 eng
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 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 Alkiviadou, Natalie 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) 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/freedom-expression-religion-echr/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/e6a385ef92fc2826 260109 10.59704/e6a385ef92fc2826 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)