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• Situation in Turkey While New Judicial Year Begins 

  By editor on 4 September 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  As of 5th September 2017, 524 lawyers have been arrested and 1323 lawyers are under prosecution since 2016 July

• Early Parole for The Convicts, Punishment In Advance for The Defendants

  By editor on 31 August 2017

  

  1) Maximum Pretrial Detention In Turkey Increased From 5 To 7 Years
  2) Early Parole for The Convicts
  3) 668 infants (0-6 years old) in Turkish prisons
  4) 174 new prisons construction

• Weekly Report: The Persecution On Turkish Lawyers (21-25 Aug)

  By editor on 25 August 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  This week (21-25 August), one lawyer was arrested, one lawyer was released with probation,  6 lawyers were taken into custody.

• Arrested Lawyer Nalan Erkem Had A Gastric Bleeding in Silivri Prison

  By editor on 23 August 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  Human rights defender and lawyer Nalan Erkem who was arrested along with other 7 human rights defenders within scope of sham investigation in Istanbul, had a gastric bleeding in Silivri Prison. Whilst she suffers of life-threatening gastric bleeding, she was… Read More ›

• The 8-month Pregnant Lawyer Was Detained With Police Raid At Midnight

  By editor on 22 August 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Lawyer Özge Elif Hendekçi, member of Istanbul Bar Association, was detained with a police raid in 2.30 am on 17th August 2017; although she has been at 8th month of a risky pregnancy. She has been still under police custody… Read More ›