issued by the Registrar of the Court
ECHR 242 (2025)
21.10.2025
Judgments of 21 October 2025
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing three Chamber judgments1:
two Chamber judgments are summarised below;
one separate press release has been issued for another Chamber judgment in the case of Abdulaal
Naser and Others v. Denmark (application no. 46571/22);
The judgments below are only available in English.
Mortensen v. Denmark (application no. 16756/24)
The applicant, Mathias Friis Mortensen, is a Danish national who was born in 1989 and lives in Kolind
(Denmark).
The case concerns Mr Mortensen’s conviction for writing a post in 2021 on (the at the time named)
Twitter, calling into question the fact that a controversial leader of a political party, R.P., was “allowed
to be a Nazi… [whereas another person was convicted for calling a police officer an idiot.]”. R.P., the
founder and leader of the right-wing and anti-Islam political party Stram Kurs, brought defamation
proceedings against Mr Mortensen. The courts found him guilty in 2023, ruling that the term “Nazi”
had been unfounded. He was given fines and ordered to pay compensation to R.P., sanctions which
amounted cumulatively to approximately 5,400 euros.
Relying on Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention of Human Rights,
Mr Mortensen alleges that his freedom to express an opinion on a matter of public interest, namely
the administration of justice in Denmark, was breached and that the criminal sanction was particularly
severe.
Violation of Article 10
Just satisfaction:
pecuniary damage: 5,400 euros (EUR)
non-pecuniary damage: EUR 4,000
costs and expenses: EUR 10,000
Just Satisfaction
Naskov and Others v. North Macedonia (nos. 31620/15, 34859/15, and
14659/16)
The applicants are 10 Macedonians/citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia, who were born
between 1937 and 1952 and live in Skopje.
1
Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a Chamber
judgment’s delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel
of five judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a
final judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the Convention,
judgments delivered by a Committee are final.
Once a judgment becomes final, it is transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of its execution.
Further information about the execution process can be found here: www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/execution
