US EditionTurkey: Drop Bogus Charges against Istanbul Bar Association Leadership
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Turkey should drop charges against Istanbul Bar Association
On 5 January 2026 the International Commission of Jurists and many other NGOs issued a joint statement calling on the authorities to immediately terminate the abusive criminal proceedings and drop charges ahead of the 26 Istanbul Heavy Penal Court’s expected final hearing scheduled for 5 to 9 January 2026. The continued prosecution of the president and 10 executive board members of the Istanbul Bar Association, and the prosecutor’s request for t…
Human rights and legal professional organizations stated in a joint statement today that the ongoing trial against the President of the Istanbul Bar Association and ten members of its board of directors, and the prosecutor's request to punish the bar association executives for "making propaganda for a terrorist organization," is a striking reflection of the grave situation of the rule of law and democratic norms in Türkiye today. The 32 signator…
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