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• Members of European Parliament and NGOs: There is no effective legal remedy for the Turkey’s persecuted journalists

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 14 February 2019

  

  Resolution on ineffectiveness of domestic legal remedies in Turkey The lack of visible improvements in freedom of the media in Turkey since the state of emergency was lifted on 18 July 2018 is of great concern. The mass arrests, detention… Read More ›

• An Awareness Raising Campaign by the Arrested Lawyers Initiative

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 3 February 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  The Arrested Lawyers have produced GIFs for awareness raising campaign carried out on the occasion of Day of the Endangered Lawyers.

• Avrupa Konseyi Bakanlar Komitesi’nin Adli ve Idari Yargılamalarda Elektronik Delillere Dair Kilavuz Ilkeleri

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 2 February 2019

  

  Avrupa Konseyi Bakanlar Komitesi 30 Ocak 2019’da Adli ve Idari Yargılamalarda Elektronik Delillere Dair Kilavuz Ilkeleri yayınladı. Onemli ilkeler ihtiva eden Kilavuz Ilkeleri Arrested Lawyers Initiative Turkce’ye tercüme etti.

• International Bar and Human Rights Associations condemn Turkey on persecution of lawyers

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 24 January 2019

  

    Ten international bar and human rights associations condemned Turkey on the persecution of lawyers on Day of the Endangered Lawyers. Abogacía Española – Consejo General Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales Geneva Bar Association, Human Rights Commission… Read More ›

• Our Statement on the Occasion of Day of the Endangered Lawyers

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 24 January 2019

  

  24th of January is Day of the Endangered Lawyers. 2019 is dedicated to Turkish lawyers who have been  subjected to a relentless crackdown. Our latest report has revealed that in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, 1,546 lawyers have… Read More ›

• Day of the Endangered Lawyers 2019

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 23 January 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  On the occasion of Day  of  the  Endangered  Lawyer 2019, the Arrested Lawyers Initiative has worked with two great artists, Mr Carlos Latuff and Mr Aseem Triverdi, to raise awareness on the plight of Turkish lawyers.

• Updated Report: Incarceration of Turkish Lawyers | Unjust Arrests and Convictions (2016-2018)

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 4 January 2019 • ( 33 )

  

  The Arrested Lawyers Initiative updated its new report entitled  “Incarceration of Turkish Lawyers | Unjust Arrests and Convictions (2016-2018).”

  According to the report, 1546 Turkish lawyers have been prosecuted and 594 lawyers have been arrested since 2016 July. And so far, 216 Turkish lawyers have been sentenced to 1361 years in prison by the first instance courts under article 314 of the Turkish Penal Code.

• Opinions by the United Nation Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Human Rights Committee

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 22 December 2018

  

  We are sharing the WGAD’s opinions adopted regarding Turkey’s detention practices under the Emergency Regime

• Anniversaries: the good, the bad and the ugly

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 17 December 2018

  

  Diego García-Sayán who is the United Nation Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers penned a column for the El Pais titled ‘Aniversarios: lo bueno, lo malo y lo feo.’ Mr Garcia-Sayan criticized the European Court of Human Rights approach on Turkey’s Inquiry Commission on State of Emergency Measures.

• International Bar Associations react the arbitrary arrest and prosecution of lawyer Can Tombul

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 15 December 2018

  

  The Norwegian Bar Association, the Lawyers for Lawyers, the Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, the Fair Trial Watch and the European Democratic Lawyers wrote a letter to Abdulhamit Gul who is the Turkish Minister of Justice to address their concern on… Read More ›

• Persecution of Turkish Lawyers | November 2018| 15 Lawyers were sentenced

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 4 December 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  In the November, 15 Turkish lawyers have been convicted of terrorism related charges. According to data compiled by our initiative monitoring action in daily basis, 593 lawyers have been arrested since the July of 2016, moreover, 208 of those lawyers have been sentenced to long imprisonment, ranging from 2 to 14 years, with the charge of being member of an armed terrorist organisation.

• Turkey / Bursa Assize Court sentences 10 lawyers under the Anti-Terrorism Provision

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 3 December 2018

  

  Bursa 2nd and 10th Assize Courts have sentenced 10 lawyers to long imprisonment after two-year trial. As of today, 593 lawyers have been arrested and  208 lawyers were sentenced to long imprisonment.  Some of the arrested lawyers were subjected torture and ill-treatment.

• Report: Incarceration of Turkish Lawyers | Unjust Arrests and Convictions (2016-2018)

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 20 November 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  The Arrested Lawyers Initiative published a new report entitled  “Incarceration of Turkish Lawyers | Unjust Arrests and Convictions (2016-2018).”

  According to the report, 1546 Turkish lawyers have been prosecuted and 593 lawyers have been arrested since 2016 July. And so far, 198 Turkish lawyers have been sentenced to long imprisonment by the first instance courts under article 314 of the Turkish Penal Code.

• Crackdown Against Lawyers: Turkish Court sentences the Law School Dean to 12 years in prison

  By The Arrested Lawyers Initiative on 4 November 2018

  

  25 October | Kayseri| Kayseri Court sentences Murat Sen who is professor of law, twelve years in prison Murat Sen, professor of law and the last dean of the dissolved Meliksah University Law School has been sentenced to twelve years… Read More ›

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