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25 June 2015

Authorities should refrain from further persecution after Le Quoc Quan’s release

Vietnam

On 27 June 2015, lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan will have served his full prison sentence and will be released. In a letter, sent together with a broad coalition of organizations, Lawyers for Lawyers called on the Vietnamese authorities to

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25 June 2015

Detention six lawyers shows climate of intimidation and abuse still growing

China

The recent detention of six lawyers in Qing’an county, Heilongjian Province, China, is a worrying indication that the climate of intimidation of human rights defenders and human rights lawyers in China is still growing. The detention seems to be related

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23 June 2015

Situation of lawyers continues to deteriorate

Azerbaijan

The crackdown on Azeri civil society, NGOs, journalists and lawyers has escalated over the past year, as the date of the Baku European Games approached. Human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers and others daring to criticize the Azerbaijani government are faced

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18 June 2015

Jury Ludovic Trarieux Prize deplores sentencing of Mahienour El-Massry

Egypt

The Ludovic Trarieux Award Jury deplores the sentencing of Mahienour El-Massry, Human Rights Lawyer and 2014 Ludovic Trarieux Prize recipient. In a statement, the jury urges the Egyptian authorities to reconsider the convictions and sentences imposed on El-Massry and her

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15 June 2015

Waleed Abu al-Khair to be awarded Ludovic Trarieux prize

Saudi Arabia

On 12 June, the jury of the Ludovic Trarieux human rights prize announced that this year’s laureate is Waleed Abu al-Khair from Saudi Arabia, who is currently serving a prison sentence of fifteen years. Waleed Abu al-Khair is a prominent human

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10 June 2015

UNWGAD calls for release of Thulani Maseko

eSwatini

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) has condemned the detention of prominent human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko as arbitrary and calls on the Government of Swaziland to ensure his immediate release. The UNWGAD affirmed that Thulani Maseko’s rights to

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5 June 2015

Letter for Rommel Duran

Colombia

On May 1, 2015 lawyer Rommel Duran tried to visit a number of clients who were arrested during protests in Bucaramanga. When he arrived at the police station, he was not allowed to visit his clients. He had to wait

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4 June 2015

Pu Zhiquang in prison for over 1 year, risks 8 years in prison

China

On 4 June, the victims who died in the violent repression of the Tiananmen square protests were commemorated in Hong Kong, China. More than a year ago, Chinese human rights lawyer and pioneer of freedom of expression Pu Zhiqiang was

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2 June 2015

Mahienour el-Massry gets 1 year, 3 months in prison

Egypt

On 31 May 2015 the Court of Appeal in Raml sentenced Ms. Mahienour El-Massry, along with nine activists, to one year and three months imprisonment on charges of, amongst others, “assaulting security forces”. She had been in preventive detention since

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1 June 2015

Azza Soliman acquitted

Egypt

On 23 May 2015, lawyer Azza Soliman was acquitted by the Qasr al-Nile Court. Less than three days later, the Qasr al-Nile Prosecution appealed the acquittal. The appeal will be heard on 13 June 2015. Azza Soliman voluntarily went to

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26 May 2015

Call to restore confidence in judiciary

Egypt

The situation of Egyptian lawyers is quickly deteriorating. Lawyers are faced with arrests, prosecution and police violence that has even led to the deaths of two lawyers, while they were being held in police custody. In their efforts to address

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15 May 2015

Lawyers for Lawyers monitors hearings in Istanbul

Türkiye

This week Lawyers for Lawyers observed two hearings in the cases in which a large number of lawyers are being prosecuted. One of the hearings was adjourned to October 2015. Lawyers for Lawyers monitored two hearings in the trials against

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