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PKK leader Öcalan's lawyers acquitted in 'terror' case

PKK leader Öcalan's lawyers acquitted in 'terror' case

Eight lawyers were on trial of "being a member of a terrorist organization."

Communication with imprisoned PKK leader cut off for 27 months, says legal team

Communication with imprisoned PKK leader cut off for 27 months, says legal team

Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have urged the government to comply with a UNHCR decision to allow him unrestricted access to his lawyers.

Prosecutor seeks jail term for PKK leader's lawyers

Prosecutor seeks jail term for PKK leader's lawyers

The lawyers are accused of conveying Öcalan's messages to "legal extensions" of the PKK.

20 February 2023

Constitutional Court rejects the application of jailed PKK leader Öcalan’s lawyers

Constitutional Court rejects the application of jailed PKK leader Öcalan’s lawyers

The Asrın Law Office applied to the Constitutional Court as they are unable to meet or hear from their clients held in İmralı Prison. The top court rejected the application on January 12 and notified the lawyers on January 31.

3 February 2022

Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan given two new bans on visitation

LAWYERS’ REQUESTS REJECTED

Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan given two new bans on visitation

The Asrın Law Office has announced that their application for meeting Öcalan and their other clients in the İmralı Prison, of whom they have not heard for 8 months, has been rejected and Öcalan has been given two new bans on visitation.

30 November 2021

Jailed PKK leader Öcalan’s lawyers apply to rights organizations, bar associations

Jailed PKK leader Öcalan’s lawyers apply to rights organizations, bar associations

Saying that they have been unable to receive any news of Abdullah Öcalan and the other three prisoners held in İmralı for 8 months, the Asrın Law Office have urged the rights organizations and bar associations to take action about the issue.

26 November 2021

PKK leader Öcalan's lawyers: No news from İmralı Prison for 8 months

PKK leader Öcalan's lawyers: No news from İmralı Prison for 8 months

The Asrın Law Office has applied to the Justice Ministry, Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses and Human Rights Department, requesting that the state of receiving no information from Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners be brought to an end.

25 November 2021

Right of visitation in İmralı Prison taken to ECtHR

Right of visitation in İmralı Prison taken to ECtHR

The Asrın Law Office has applied to the European Court of Human Rights regarding the convicts in İmralı Prison who are denied their right to have family visitation.

Kurdish question | Asrın Law Office: The most important interlocutor is Öcalan

Kurdish question | Asrın Law Office: The most important interlocutor is Öcalan

The lawyers of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan have released a statement amid recent debates on “who the interlocutor is in resolving the Kurdish question.”

22 September 2021