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TURKEY: Joint Statement by the International Legal and Human Rights Community on the Actions Against the Istanbul Bar Association

The OIAD, together with 56 other organisations from the international legal and human rights community, sign a joint statement in support of the Istanbul Bar Association: “The international legal and human rights community is deeply concerned by prosecuting authorities’ recent criminal investigation and lawsuit against the Istanbul Bar Association, particularly its President, İbrahim Kaboğlu, and the […]

SYRIA: The OIAD supports free and independent Syrian Bar elections

Paris, 27 January 2025 – In December 2024, the fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime marked a major turning point for Syria, ending decades of authoritarian rule. Against this backdrop of political transition, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger expresses its support for the efforts of Syrian lawyers to restore the independence and legitimacy of […]

Press statement on the International Day

International Day for Lawyers in Danger 2025: Focus on the alarming situation of lawyers in Belarus 24 January 2025 (date) – On the International Day for Lawyers in Danger, 24 January 2025, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) is focusing on the dramatic situation of lawyers in Belarus. Belarus has been the scene of intense repression […]

RUSSIE : Les avocats d’Alexeï RUSSIA: Alexei Navalny’s lawyers sentenced to prison sentencescondamnés à des peines de prison ferme

Paris, 21 January 2025 – The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger strongly condemns the sentencing to prison terms of lawyers Alexeï Liptser, Igor Sergounine and Vadim Kobzev by Russian justice on Friday 17 January. These sentences are yet another worrying step in the Russian authorities’ campaign of repression against those critical of Vladimir Putin’s regime. […]

International mobilisation in support of Reza Khandan, Iranian human rights defender

Following the arrest of Reza Khandan at his home on Friday 13 December 2024, 24 organisations have jointly submitted an urgent request for action on behalf of the renowned Iranian human rights defender and husband of the lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. Read the letter

2025: Belarus

24 January 2025: 15th International Day for Lawyers in Danger, dedicated to Belarus 24 January 2025 marks the 15th International Day for Lawyers in Danger. Since 2009, this event, celebrated simultaneously in many cities around the world, has drawn attention to the threats faced by the legal profession. This year, the situation of lawyers in […]

OIAD press release: preparations for the 2025 International Day for Lawyers in Danger – focus on Belarus

Paris, 3 December 2024 – The 2025 International Day for Lawyers in Danger highlights the plight of Belarusian lawyers, who have been in the grip of an authoritarian regime led by Alexander Lukashenko since 1994. Belarus’ political and legal framework is marked by severe repression of political opponents, journalists and lawyers, particularly those who defend […]

TURKEY/Joint Statement: The International Legal Community Condemns the Detention of Attorney Şiar Rişvanoğlu

The undersigned organizations vehemently condemn the detention of Attorney Şiar Rişvanoğlu, who is registered with the Adana Bar Association and a member of the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD), following a police raid on his residence and subsequent arrest at the Çukurova airport in Tarsus. On the morning of 26 November 2024, authorities executed a raid […]

Statement on the continued harassment of Crimean human rights defenders and lawyers Rustem Kyamilev and Lilia Hemedzhy

Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the International Commission of Jurists, the Law Society of England and Wales, the Fédération des Barreaux d’Europe, Front Line Defenders, and the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk strongly condemn the violent raid on 7 November on the home […]

Iran: The OIAD expresses its deep concern following the detention and inhumane treatment of Mohammad Najafi, who has been hospitalised after suffering from a heart condition

Paris, 15 November 2024 – The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger has learned that Iranian lawyer Mohammad Najafi was recently admitted to hospital following a serious heart condition. This hospitalisation occurred in a context of continuous pressure and particularly harsh conditions of detention. Despite his critical condition, Mr Najafi was chained to his hospital bed, […]