Case 384_19
384_19 interference
19. The applicants’ arrests and administrative proceedings against them
could not but have had the effect of discouraging them from participating in
political rallies. Those measures undoubtedly have a chilling effect, which ALISOY AND OTHERS v. AZERBAIJAN JUDGMENT 5
deters other opposition supporters and the public at large from attending
demonstrations, and, more generally, from participating in open political
debate (see Huseynli and Others, cited above, § 99).