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A rights group consists of lawyers making advocacy to ensure lawyers and human rights defenders perform their duty without fear of intimidation, reprisal and judicial harassment.

The Arrested Lawyers Initiative is the member of the International Observatory for Lawyers.

• Weekly Report: The Persecution On Turkish Lawyers (1-13 November)

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 13 November 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Lawyer Selcuk Kozagacli who is the president of Progressive Lawyers Association that was shut down with an emergency decree was arrested in Istanbul.
  17 lawyers were taken into custody and 40 lawyers were indicted with the charge to be the member of the armed terrorist organization.

• 17 Turkish lawyers are under police custody

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 8 November 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  As of the moment 17 Turkish lawyers are under police custody in four different provinces.

  Eight lawyers have been under police custody since 1st of November in Kastamonu, and a lawyer has been under police custody since 2nd of November in Batman.

  Today, seven woman lawyers were detained in the province of Erzurum and also lawyer Selcuk Kozagacli who is the president of Progressive Lawyers Association that is shut down with an emergency decree was detained in Istanbul.

• Lawyer Engin Gokoglu was subjected torture in prison

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 4 November 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  As it was reported by People’s Law Office, on 30th October, lawyer Engin Gokoglu was beaten and subjected torture by corrections officers in the Tekirdag Prisonhouse. …

• Weekly Report: The Persecution On Turkish Lawyers (23-29 October)

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 30 October 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The 20 Members of Konya Bar Association were sentenced range to 2 and 11 years imprisonment
  2 LAWYERS WERE ARRESTED IN ISTANBUL
  DETENTION WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE 8 MEMBERS OF IZMIR BAR ASSOCIATION
  TWO WOMAN LAWYERS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN THE PROVINCE OF ISPARTA

• The 20 Members of Konya Bar Association Including Former President Kayacan were sentenced range to 2 and 11 years imprisonment

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 27 October 2017 • ( 15 )

  

  The 20 Members of Konya Bar Association were sentenced range to 2 and 11 years only because of doing their profession with integrity. So far,  59 Turkish lawyers were sentenced to long imprisonment.

• DETENTION WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE 8 MEMBERS OF IZMIR BAR ASSOCIATION

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 27 October 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Detention warrant issued for 8 lawyers in Izmir, 6 lawyers are presently under police custody in Izmir Police HQ.
  Also 2 lawyers were arrested in Istanbul within scope of police operation against The Law Office of the Oppressed (EHB)