Iran: Imprisoned Lawyer Mohammad Najafi Faces More Jail Time While Case Is Under Appeal

January 24, 2019

Imprisoned human rights lawyer Mohammad Najafi has been slapped with additional time after being tried last week, according to his lawyer Payam Derafshan.

He was taken to court in the Iranian city of Shazand, Markazi Province, on January 15, 2019, to face an additional charge for his online posts.

The court sentenced Mohammad Najafi to two years behind bars—increasing his total term to 19 years— and cash fines on charge of “spreading propaganda on social media aiming at disrupting public order.”

Derafshan said: “”
Last month, Najafi had been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to two years in prison on the charge of “insulting the supreme leader.”

Another branch has also charged him with “disturbing public opinion” for writing a letter to the supreme leader.

Najafi’s open letter dated September 8, 2018, was published by several Iranian media outlets after it was posted on his Facebook page.

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https://iran-hrm.com/index.php/2019/01/24/imprisoned-attorney-mohammad-najafi-faces-more-jail-time-while-case-is-under-appeal/

https://iranhumanrights.org/2018/12/imprisoned-human-rights-lawyer-mohammad-najafi-slapped-with-additional-charges/

https://persian.iranhumanrights.org/1397/11/new-prison-sentence-for-najaf-human-rights-attorney/ (FARSI)

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/01/24/amnesty-jaar-van-schaamte-voor-iran-a3651612 (NEDERLANDS)

Turkey: Legal Groups Around The World Rally Behind Turkey’s Dwindling Bar On The International Day Of The Endangered Lawyer

January 24, 2019

Today, the global bar groups rallied in support of the rule of law on the “International Day of the Endangered Lawyer.” The international effort is designed to draw attention to the thousands of lawyers and judges killed or imprisoned each year as they fight for basic legal rights in countries from China to Iran to Venezuela. However, no bar is more devastated than the one in Turkey where thousands of lawyers have been imprisoned and tortured for fighting the authoritarian regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Despite the praise from our president, Erdogan has continued a comprehensive campaign against the free press and political dissidents. This campaign however first required the elimination of thousands of lawyers to eradicate the rule of law to make way for his brutal religious-based authoritarian rule.

We previously discussed how Turkey’s rising dictator, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was likely to use the failed military coup to complete his objective to become a virtual dictator (backed by Islamist parties). That dire prediction appears to be fast becoming true with a roundup of thousands and the declaration of a state of emergency. Turkish academics have also been banned from leaving the country as well as the replacement of academic deans. Of course, Erdogan has offered his usual Orwellian rationization for the three-month state of emergency as necessary to protect civil liberties by suspending them “to eliminate the threat to democracy in our country, the rule of law, and the rights and freedom of our citizens.”  With that, and the support of his Islamist allies who passed sweeping new powers for the budding Sultan, Erdogan suspended civil liberties in Turkey.

The impact on the Turkish bar has been horrific.

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https://jonathanturley.org/2019/01/24/legal-groups-around-the-world-rally-behind-turkeys-dwindling-bar-on-the-international-day-of-the-endangered-lawyer/

https://www.gercekgundem.com/video/guncel/5022/beyoglunda-avukatlardan-cubbeli-yuruyus (TURKCE)

http://aktifhaber.com/gundem/turkiyede-tutuklu-avukatlar-icin-30-ulkede-protesto-eylemleri-h127789.html (TURKCE)

https://eksisozluk.com/24-ocak-tehlikedeki-avukatlar-gunu–5918684 (TURKCE)

https://www.hukukihaber.net/gundem/avukat-durusma-salonundan-zorla-disari-cikartildi-h373679.html?fbclid=IwAR3Z0nW5juOO7agJIm0o5FU8Tkh4B8xXjxf5bFqVUUgmu-AR0pAB6t9uwU8 (TURKCE)

http://www.rfi.fr/emission/20190125-turquie-avocats-danger (FRANCAIS)

https://www.rainews.it/tgr/veneto/video/2019/01/ven-Giornata-avvocati-minacciati-Venezia-1b184b19-e03d-40cb-9823-3ce575ffb756.html?wt_mc=2.social.fb.redtgrveneto_ven-Giornata-avvocati-minacciati-Venezia.&wt&fbclid=IwAR0M_InM3kAMM4VQwQvvdwpyzErHpJdG2A0X4XLjkTf_7ZbhVLF8x2wH_9I (ITALIANO)

http://www.smtvsanmarino.sm/comunicati/2019/01/25/camera-penale-san-marino-nella-giornata-24-gennaio-2019-aderisce-iniziativa-internazionale-day-of-the-endangered-lawyer?fbclid=iwar24rod2edsmkg-nh0mnycni7fyzaximyeza1yjnut2allpxiy2lfkbavbw (ITALIANO)

https://www.rainews.it/tgr/veneto/video/2019/01/ven-Giornata-avvocati-minacciati-Venezia-1b184b19-e03d-40cb-9823-3ce575ffb756.html?wt_mc=2.social.fb.redtgrveneto_ven-Giornata-avvocati-minacciati-Venezia.&wt&fbclid=IwAR1ZuRykpEn9Vw6GL44yp5nzochAianbk3nSQZryojylhvxZ-LrCoj-Q0aA (ITALIANO)

http://www.osservatoriorepressione.info/event/giornata-dellavvocato-perseguitato-presidio-davanti-allambasciata-turca/ (ITALIANO)

http://www.notiziediprato.it/news/avvocati-minacciati-i-penalisti-pratesi-accusano-anche-a-prato-episodi-da-condannare (ITALIANO)

https://www.advocatenblad.nl/2019/01/24/turkse-advocaat-centraal-op-dag-van-de-bedreigde-advocaat/ (NEDERLANDS)

http://www.surinametimes.com/dag-van-de-bedreigde-advocaat/ (NEDERLANDS)

https://www.bruzz.be/samenleving/betoging-voor-turks-consulaat-op-dag-van-bedreigde-advocaat-2019-01-24 (VLAAMS)

https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/madrid/20190124/454285578195/el-decano-del-icam-reivindica-el-ejercicio-pleno-del-derecho-de-defensa-frente-a-las-amenazas-que-sufren-los-abogados.html (ESPANOL)

#DayoftheEndangeredLawyer

#EndangeredLawyers

#24OcakTehlikedekiAvukatlarGünü

#24thJanuaryEndangeredLawyersDay

#İstanbulBarosu

#24OcakTehlikedekiAvukatlarGünü Avukatlardan Taksim’de cübbeli eylem: 'Avukatların sesi kesilirse, yurttaşların nefesi kesilir'https://t.co/86rcQ5YPSg pic.twitter.com/HGaC5BBxtf

— Yolculuk Gazetesi (@gazeteyolculuk) January 25, 2019

#journéeinternationaledelavocatendanger à Bruxelles, les avocats devant le consulat de Turquie pour réclamer liberté pour les avocats turcs pic.twitter.com/CRBOlgv0Jt

— Patrick Henry (@patrhenry) January 24, 2019

⁦@ASF_NGO⁩ manifeste pour la défense des avocats devant le consulat de Turquie à Bxl #JourneeInternationaledelavocatendanger pic.twitter.com/88uhkxuHBX

— Patrick Henry (@patrhenry) January 24, 2019

Honoured to mark the Day of the Endangered Lawyer which is particularly addressing the repression of judges and lawyers in Turkey. pic.twitter.com/9zbiaxElKo

— David Greene (@LitLawyer) January 24, 2019

Siz görmezden gelebilirsiniz, Onlar'a sahip çıkmayabilirsiniz ama yabancı Barolar, Onlar'ın sesi olmak için Basın Açıklaması yapıyor. #24OcakTehlikedekiAvukatlarGünü #avukat @DURAKOGLU2016 @erincsagkan https://t.co/y2J9eIWjFV pic.twitter.com/7msKX9Z8O2

— Avukat Mektupları ✒ (@AvukatMektubu) January 24, 2019

International Bar and Human Rights Associations condemn Turkey on persecution of lawyers – #TurkeyNews #TurkeyPurge

Ten international bar and human rights associations condemned Turkey on the persecution of lawyers on Day of the Endangered Lawyers.

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— 📰 Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ NEWS 🇹🇷 (@Tr__News) January 24, 2019

#24OcakTehlikedekiAvukatlarGünü #UgurMumcu #HukukçuDayanışması pic.twitter.com/wkMeeUgdyo

— Hukukçu Dayanışması (@hukukcudayan) January 24, 2019

More than 40 lawyers, on January 24 the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, wrote an open letter to the head of the Judicial system and requested the release of the detained #lawyers . #Iran #HumanRightshttps://t.co/GFAOYmBVpT

— HRANA English (@HRANA_English) January 24, 2019

To mark International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, EWLU is out today!

This week:
✍️Asylum lawyers in Europe facing dangers
🇪🇺Commission takes next step on infringement procedures against Hungary
🇪🇺CJEU rules on Brexit implications on Dublin

Read more: https://t.co/oXlTvGPfPS pic.twitter.com/aq3nhw03E6

— EDAL (@EDAL_EU) January 24, 2019

 

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