400_13 interference 13. The Court refers to its finding that the gathering in question fell within the scope of Article 11 of the Convention (see Navalnyy v. Russia [GC], nos. 29580/12 and 4 others, §§ 110-12, 15 November 2018). It considers that in the present case the applicants’ intentions and conduct were also covered by the notion of peaceful assembly, including those of Ms Polyakova who claimed that she was acting as an observer for a group of human rights defender organisations. It finds that the applicants’ arrests, transfer to the police station and the ensuing sanctions constituted an interference with the right to freedom of peaceful assembly under Article 11 §