The Arrested Lawyers

🔉A new report on the crackdown against lawyers in Turkey by @IBAHRI & @ArrestedLawyers. In case you do not have time to read it, we prepared a video summarising the report. Please help us to widen the report's reach.

In the so-called operations against the restructuring of the Gülen Movement, an Istanbul magistrate judge ordered the detention of scores of individuals based on the following grounds: 📍Having an account at Bank Asya. 📍Installation or digital traces of the Signal Private…

Until September 2023, the ECtHR had only found a violation of Article 7 59 times. With Yallcinkaya, that number became 60. Today's decisions bring the total to 299; the court states that 5,000 more may be coming. The Committee of Ministers of @coe should be bolder in implementing…

L'intervento di Tamara Trotman, presidente della fondazione Judges for Judges @Judges4J, al 40° anniversario della fondazione di @MedelEurope 🇮🇹 Speech by Tamara Trotman, president of @Judges4J, at @MedelEurope 40th anniversary conference 🇬🇧 questionegiustizia.it/articolo/inter…

The #ICC was created so the gravest crimes would never go unanswered—so no one would be above the law 27yrs on, that principle—& the int’l system built to uphold it—is under attack On #CriminalJustice Day, I urge Govts to defend #RuleOfLaw & keep justice within reach for all

Nine years on, Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown continues and reached an industrial scale. arrestedlawyers.org/2025/07/17/tur…

🇧🇪⚖️ On #InternationalCriminalJusticeDay, we mark 27 years since the Rome Statute - a milestone in fighting impunity. Belgium reaffirms its commitment to global justice and the ICC’s vital role. We push to strengthen the Court’s mandate, especially on the crime of aggression.

Toll of Operations Against the Gülen Movement Since July 15, 2016 Arrests and Detentions #⃣390,354 people were arrested by police. Of those, 113,837 were remanded to pretrial detention. 118,814 people were subject to judicial control measures. Convictions #⃣126.796 have been…

Toll of Operations Against the Gülen Movement Since July 15, 2016 Arrests and Detentions #⃣390,354 people were arrested by police. Of those, 113,837 were remanded to pretrial detention. 118,814 people were subject to judicial control measures. Convictions #⃣126.796 have been…

Toll of Operations Against the Gülen Movement Since July 15, 2016 Arrests and Detentions: #⃣390,354 people were arrested by police. Of those, 113,837 were remanded to pretrial detention. 118,814 people were subject to judicial control measures. Professions of Pretrial Detainees…

15 Temmuz 2016'dan Bu Yana Gülen Hareketi'ne Yönelik Operasyonların Bilançosu 📅 Tarih itibarıyla: 14 Temmuz 2025 🔴 Gözaltı ve Tutuklamalar 390.354 kişi gözaltına alındı 113.837 kişi tutuklandı 118.814 kişi hakkında adli kontrol tedbiri uygulandı 🧑‍⚖️ Tutuklananların Görev…

Important BBC report from @dannydvincent about the plight of China’s lawyers. @CatherineWest1 @DavidLammy @MPIainDS @HelenaKennedyKC @bbclysedoucet @ArrestedLawyers @thecfhk @DXW_KC @MarkHillKC @NDLawRLC @CECCgov @ftchina @amnesty @SophieDRich @SecRubio @ipacglobal

Ten years after China’s crackdown on legal activism, lawyers say they are still being targeted. Our report 🎥👇 #China #709crackdown #wangquanzhanng

Important BBC report from @dannydvincent about the plight of China’s lawyers. @CatherineWest1 @DavidLammy @MPIainDS @HelenaKennedyKC @bbclysedoucet @ArrestedLawyers @thecfhk @DXW_KC @MarkHillKC @NDLawRLC @CECCgov @ftchina @amnesty @SophieDRich @SecRubio @ipacglobal

Center for Defending Defenders | Savunucuları Savunma Merkezi  arrestedlawyers.org/center-for-def…

Project for Furthering ECHR Compliance in Turkey arrestedlawyers.org/furthering-ech…

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

The @UN_SPExperts Coordination Committee strongly condemns the US Govt sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese @FranceskAlbs & calls on all States, @UN_HRC & int'l community to act decisively to condemn this unjustified attack. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

The irony: In this ruling, @ECHR_CEDH finds a 4-year delay by 🇹🇷 Constitutional Court in ruling on pre-trial detention violates Article 5 § 4 (right to prompt review). Yet the ECtHR itself has not ruled on an application on article 5 lodged on 10/11/2016. Justice delayed is…

Torture in Turkey: Alarming Rise in 2024 Revealed by Human Rights Foundation Report The Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TİHV) has released its annual Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers Report for 2024, painting a grim picture of escalating torture, inhumane treatment, and…