Tag: Lawyers arrested

Urgent International Joint Call for the Immediate Release of Lawyers Semra Demir, Kürşat Bafra and Doğa İncesu

We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern over the simultaneous pre-dawnpolice raids conducted in Ankara and Istanbul on the morning of June 23, 2026, which resulted in numerous individuals being taken into police custody, including three lawyers from the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD). Lawyer Doğa İncesu, a member of the ÇHD Istanbul Branch, along with lawyers Semra Demir and […]

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Statement of the European Democratic Lawyers (AED) On the Arrest of Two Lawyers During a Peaceful Protest at the Dutch Parliament

The European Democratic Lawyers (AED -EDL), The European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & Human Rights (ELDH) and the Internal Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) express their deep concern regarding the arrest of two Dutch lawyers during a peaceful protest near the Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer) in The Hague. According to reports, the lawyers were participating as legal observers in […]

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