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At the Frontlines of Human Rights: Nils Muižnieks on Belarus, Turkey & Europe YouTube video by ARRESTED LAWYERS

At the Frontlines of Human Rights: Nils Muižnieks on Belarus, Turkey & Europe
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Exclusive interview with Kenneth Roth, former director of HRW In an exclusive interview, the Arrested Lawyers Initiative speaks with Kenneth Roth, the former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) and author of Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front...

Exclusive interview with Kenneth Roth, former director of HRW arrestedlawyers.org/2025/11/03/e...

Exclusive interview with Kenneth Roth, former director of HRW In an exclusive interview, the Arrested Lawyers Initiative speaks with Kenneth Roth, the former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) and author of Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front...

Exclusive interview with Kenneth Roth, former director of HRW arrestedlawyers.org/2025/11/03/e...

Subsidiarity in the Service of Authoritarianism: Dissents of the Turkish Judge of the ECHR A new scholarly review by Thomas Hochmann centres on the Turkish judge at the European Court of Human Rights, warning that her interpretation of subsidiarity enables “cosmetic compliance,” allowing au...

Subsidiarity in the Service of Authoritarianism: Dissents of the Turkish Judge of the ECHR arrestedlawyers.org/2025/11/08/s...

Turkey: Lawyer for İmamoğlu Targeted in Indictment as Prosecutors Treat Legal Defense as ‘Criminal Activity’ An indictment against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and others raises concerns about Turkey's legal system, relying on anonymous testimonies to frame legal coordination as criminal. Human rights group...

Turkey: Lawyer for İmamoğlu Targeted in Indictment as Prosecutors Treat Legal Defense as ‘Criminal Activity’ arrestedlawyers.org/2025/11/12/t...

Another Nail in the Coffin of Turkey’s Constitutional Individual Application Mechanism Turkey's judicial crisis deepens as the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court defies a Constitutional Court ruling that acknowledged violations of urban planner Tayfun Kahraman's fair trial rights. This r...

Another Nail in the Coffin of Turkey’s Constitutional Individual Application Mechanism arrestedlawyers.org/2025/11/13/a...

Kenneth Roth on "Righting Wrongs": Reflections with Human Rights Watch’s Former Director YouTube video by ARRESTED LAWYERS

We had the privilege of speaking with Mr Kenneth Roth, the former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch in this exclusive interview www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uX...

#JointLetter 🇹🇷: We called on the Minister of Justice of Turkiye for the suspension of imprisonment of our colleague Süleyman Yıldırım. He has been imprisoned arbitrarily and is currently in intensive care. @asfngo.bsky.social @americanbar.org
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#JointLetter 🇹🇷: We called on the Minister of Justice of Turkiye for the suspension of imprisonment of our colleague Süleyman Yıldırım. He has been imprisoned arbitrarily and is currently in intensive care. @asfngo.bsky.social @americanbar.org
@latrint.bsky.social @freedomhouse.bsky.social

The Court of Cassation defies ECHR, upholds the conviction of 12 lawyers to 80+ years - The Arrested Lawyers Initiative The Ankara Regional Court of Appeal and the Court of Cassation upheld the convictions of 12 lawyers, totaling over 80 years in prison, defying the European Court of Human Rights' Yalcinkaya ruling. Tu...

The Court of Cassation defies ECHR, upholds the conviction of 12 lawyers to 80+ years arrestedlawyers.org/2025/09/19/t...

Inside the Leviathan: The State Tried to Erase Lawyer Hallaçoğlu — He Fought Back Ruhi Hallaçoğlu, a Turkish lawyer, became a victim of state oppression following the 2016 coup attempt. He was detained for years under inhumane conditions, with even his legal consultations monitored...

Inside the Leviathan: The State Tried to Erase Lawyer Hallaçoğlu — He Fought Back arrestedlawyers.org/2025/07/26/l...

Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown: Nine Years On Nine years after the declaration of a state of emergency following the controversial coup attempt, official figures show that the Turkish government's campaign against the Gülen Movement continues rel...

Nine years on, Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown continues and reached an industrial scale arrestedlawyers.org/2025/07/17/t...

Power and Impunity: Corruption Claims Engulf Istanbul’s Chief Prosecutor Istanbul’s chief prosecutor faces mounting allegations of corruption and misuse of public resources, as opposition leader Özgür Özel accuses him of benefiting from state-funded luxuries while overseei...

Power and Impunity: Corruption Claims Engulf Istanbul’s Chief Prosecutor arrestedlawyers.org/2025/06/18/p...

Turkish Lawyer Held After Distributing Imamoğlu’s Social Media Posts Remains in Custody Turkish lawyer Burak Saldıroğlu remains in detention for nearly a month on charges of insulting President Erdoğan after sharing political content. His arrest has raised concerns over judicial independ...

Turkish Lawyer Held After Distributing Imamoğlu's Social Media Posts Remains in Custody arrestedlawyers.org/2025/06/09/t...

Detailed narrative of Turkish government commission of disappearance and torture, and Turkish courts’ complicity

Disappeared, Tortured, Ignored: The Story of Zabit Kişi Zabit Kişi, a Turkish teacher, faced enforced disappearance and torture by Turkish intelligence after seeking safety abroad post-2016 coup attempt. Detained unlawfully for 108 days, he endured severe ...

Disappeared, Tortured, Ignored: The Story of Zabit Kişi arrestedlawyers.org/2025/06/04/d...

TALI leads joint call urging Turkey to end discriminatory parole policies Thirteen human rights organizations urge Turkey to address prison overcrowding and ensure new release laws do not discriminate against political prisoners, highlighting systemic issues in prison condi...

TALI leads joint call urging Turkey to end discriminatory parole policies arrestedlawyers.org/2025/05/23/t...

European rights advocates say Council of Europe has abandoned its core mission - Turkish Minute Human rights defenders and lawyers in Turkey and elsewhere are facing mounting pressure and persecution while the Council of Europe (CoE) remains largely silent, according to two prominent European ri...

“If human rights defenders can’t count on the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, why should victims bother bringing their cases?” 🤷🏻‍♀️

Rights advocates warn: without real reform, the Council risks becoming just a symbol—disconnected from the people. 📢🇪🇺

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TALI leads joint call urging Turkey to end discriminatory parole policies Thirteen human rights organizations urge Turkey to address prison overcrowding and ensure new release laws do not discriminate against political prisoners, highlighting systemic issues in prison condi...

TALI leads joint call urging Turkey to end discriminatory parole policies arrestedlawyers.org/2025/05/23/t...

TALI leads joint call urging Turkey to end discriminatory parole policies Thirteen human rights organizations urge Turkey to address prison overcrowding and ensure new release laws do not discriminate against political prisoners, highlighting systemic issues in prison condi...

TALI leads joint call urging Turkey to end discriminatory parole policies arrestedlawyers.org/2025/05/23/t...

Turkish Appeals Court Judges Lose Their Seats Over Decision Angering Government Agency Judges of Turkey’s 3rd Criminal Chamber were ousted after overturning convictions of Dumankaya Holding executives, revealing vulnerabilities in the judiciary. This action highlights the political reta...

Turkish Appeals Court Judges Lose Their Seats Over Decision Angering Government Agency arrestedlawyers.org/2025/04/14/t...

Istanbul Bar Board Member Detained Over Pro-Kurdish Activitism Istanbul lawyer Fırat Epözdemir, a member of the Istanbul Bar Association's Board of Directors, has been detained over pro-Kurdish and human rights activism.

Istanbul Bar Board Member Detained Over Pro-Kurdish Activitism arrestedlawyers.org/2025/01/25/i...

UN Special Rapporteurs condemn Turkey’s abuse of anti-terror provision to persecute lawyers The United Nations condemns Turkey for misusing counterterrorism laws to imprison lawyers and activists, highlighting the case of Turan Canpolat as emblematic of judicial independence erosion. Followi...

UN Special Rapporteurs condemn Turkey’s abuse of anti-terror provision to persecute lawyers arrestedlawyers.org/2025/01/17/u...

Convention for the Protection of Lawyers Nears the Finish Line The Council of Europe is set to adopt the historic Convention for the Protection of Lawyers in 2025, establishing legal safeguards for legal professionals facing threats and violence. The treaty is un...

Convention for the Protection of Lawyers Nears the Finish Line arrestedlawyers.org/2025/02/02/c...

Selçuk Kozağaçlı Re-Arrested Within 24 Hours of Release Selçuk Kozağaçlı, a prominent Turkish human rights lawyer, was rearrested shortly after being released from nearly 8 years in prison, highlighting Turkey's arbitrary parole practices targeting politic...

Selçuk Kozağaçlı Re-Arrested Within 24 Hours of Release arrestedlawyers.org/2025/04/17/s...

ByLock: Further evidence of tampering uncovered Using Turkish Intel's own report, Dr Yasir Gokce demonstrates several instances of data manipulation, raising legitimate concerns about the quality of Bylock evidence. Such concerns, coupled with the ...

ByLock: Further evidence of tampering uncovered arrestedlawyers.org/2024/01/17/f...

Tiny Hands, Big Walls: Story of a Turkish Mother and a Baby in Prison Turkish lawyer, Elif Hendekci, recounts her and her baby’s harrowing experience in prison. Imprisoned for providing legal aid to dissidents, Hendekci faces abuse and bureaucratic indifference in jail,...

Tiny Hands, Big Walls: Story of a Turkish Mother and a Baby in Prison arrestedlawyers.org/2023/11/28/t...

Prominent Turkish Judge: The judiciary is in the self-destruction phase Prominent Turkish judge (ret): judicial corruption transformed the judiciary into a lucrative industry, with judges acting as entrepreneurs.

Prominent Turkish Judge: The judiciary is in the self-destruction phase arrestedlawyers.org/2023/10/25/p...

How Did The CJP Coerce The Purged Judges And Prosecutors Signing Resignation Letters? Turkey's Council of Judges and Prosecutors coerced the dismissed judges and prosecutors signing undated resignation letters by threatening them with social death.

How Did The CJP Coerce The Purged Judges And Prosecutors Signing Resignation Letters? arrestedlawyers.org/2023/04/13/h...

[Analysis] Death in prison: the case of 3 Turkish lawyers - The Arrested Lawyers Initiative Fethi Un, Murat Korkmaz and Metin Yucel were nothing but lawyers. They were unlawfully identified with their clients and targeted. They were arrested and whilst in detention treated -in late Fethi Un’...

[Analysis] Death in prison: the case of 3 Turkish lawyers arrestedlawyers.org/2022/08/03/d...