On 20 March 2019, the Istanbul 37th Heavy Penal Court in Silivri Court House sentenced 18 lawyers to prison sentences between 3 years and 2 months and 19 years. The lawyers, from Halkın Hukuk Bürosu (HHB, Peoples’ Law Office) and Ҫağdaş Hukukçular Derneği (ҪHD, Progressive Lawyers Association), were arrested in September and November 2017. Six of … Continue reading 18 Lawyers sentenced to long prison terms