Joint Statement: We are Here for Justice
Three years ago, during a routine civil society workshop in Büyükada island, human rights defenders were detained ...
From Gezi to the US protests: Police violence, racism and the fight for urban space
Paul BenjamIn Osterlund For many people that follow Turkey, the arrest of a CNN journalist who was ...
Joint Statement: Freedom for journalist Nedim Türfent who has been behind bars for 1500 days
Today, the International Press Institute (IPI), PEN International, Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 43 undersigned ...
Targeting and Investigating Organizations That Criticize Hate Speech Against LGBTI+ Must Come to an End
In days when Turkey and the world is struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are experiencing extraordinary ...
On the 900th day of Osman Kavala’s Detention, We Repeat: Free All the Rights Defenders Now
On 14 April 2020, the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Turkey stated that there are ...
Türmen: “Journalists’ exclusion from the amnesty bill doesn’t comply with criminal justice”
ELİF AKGÜL Turkish Parliament’s Justice Commission has passed the 70-article bill that proposes changes to the Law ...
MLSA demands release of five jailed journalists due to COVID-19
Lawyers of MLSA, which provides pro bono legal counselling to 56 individuals the majority of whom are ...
Joint Statement: Osman Kavala must be released immediately
Osman Kavala, who spent 840 days behind bars based on groundless accusations and unlawful practices, was released ...
MLSA, Freedom House have meetings at the CoE
Media and Law Studies (MLSA) and US-based partners Freedom House were in Strasbourg on 20 – 21 ...
Solidarity Network for Human Rights Defenders established
The Solidarity Network for Human Rights Defenders announced its founding declaration during a press statement organized at ...
