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Lawyer disbarred

Ukraine

On 14 October 2015, Lawyers for Lawyers wrote letters to the Ukrainian National Bar Association in connection to the disbarment of lawyer Andriy Vishnevsky. Lawyers for Lawyers considers Andriy Vishnevsky’s disbarment a violation of his right to freedom of expression. On 10 September

Intigam Aliyev receives IBA Human Rights Award 2015

Azerbaijan

Lawyer Intigam Aliyev was today named the winner of the 2015 International Bar Association (IBA) Human Rights Award. Intigam Aliyev was sentenced in April 2015, on charges of “tax evasion”, “abuse of authority”, “illegal entrepreneurship”, and “appropriation”. Aliyev denies all

Petition presented to Dutch House of Representatives

Türkiye

On 7 October 2015, Lawyers for Lawyers and Fair Trial Watch (FTW) presented a petition to the Permanent Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this petition the organizations raised concerns about the recent developments in Turkey, the human rights

Joint statement for release of Khalil Maatouk

Syria

The Syrian government should immediately and unconditionally release the prominent human rights lawyer Khalil Maatouk and his colleague Mohamed Zaza, 51 organizations, including Lawyers for Lawyers, said on 6 October 2015, three years after their arrest. Maatouk, director of the Syrian Center for Legal

Trial against Mahienour El-Massry

Egypt

On 20 September 2015, El Raml Misdemeanour Court of Appeal rejected the demurrer filed by human rights lawyer Mahienour El-Massry and two others to suspend the implementation of their sentence until the Court of Cassation hears the appeal of the

Update on the recent crackdown on lawyers

China

According to Amnesty International, as per 22 September, 245 lawyers and activists have been targeted since the nationwide crackdown started on 9 July 2015. Thirty of them are currently still missing or in police custody. Amnesty notes that four lawyers are

Arrest of lawyer

Türkiye

Lawyer Ebru Timtik, member of Progressive Lawyers Association (CHD), was arrested in September 2015 in front of the Austrian Consulate in Yeniköy. She was there to collect signatures for a petition in support of one of her clients whose passport

Maldives Stabbing of human rights lawyer Mahfooz Saeed

On 4 September 2015, human rights lawyer Mahfooz Saeed was attacked by two unidentified men in Malé. During the attack, he sustained stab wounds on one side of his head. This was reported by frontline defenders on their website. Mahfooz

Criminal investigation of human rights lawyer

Armenia

UPDATE: On 25 August 2015, the Investigative Committee of Armenia terminated the criminal case against the human rights lawyer Tigran Hayrapetyan. On 27 July 2015 human rights lawyer Tigran Hayrapetyan was informed about the criminal case which was opened against

Prison officers interfere with work lawyer

Kazakhstan

On 24 July 2015, lawyer Snezhanna Kim met with one of the clients in a detention facility in Kostanay. On this visit, she was harassed by officers of the facility. During Snezhanna Kim’s meeting with her client, an officer of

Lawyers are denied access to their clients

Indonesia

Lawyers Simon Banundi, Theresje Julianty Gasperz and Samuel Aaron Yensenem are facing severe obstructions while representing the legal interests of four clients. These clients had been arrested on 20 May 2015 during a peaceful demonstration and are activists of the

Lawyer arrested while monitoring mass-arrest

Türkiye

In August 2015, a mass-arrest took place in Idil, carried out by special units of the police. Human rights lawyer Deniz Sürgüt, member of the Lawyers Association for Freedom, was at the request of relatives of those arrested present in