MENA Task Force Updates
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March 19: Syria Hearing, International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism
Join the International People’s Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures for a hearing on Sunday, March 19 on the effects and impacts of these policies and practices on the people of Syria. We will hear testimony and reports from expert and direct witnesses, with questions and discussion from our jurors. The Syria […]
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Saturday, March 11: Lebanon Hearing, International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism
Join the International People’s Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures for a hearing on the effects and impacts of these policies and practices on the people of Lebanon. We will hear testimony and reports from expert and direct witnesses, with questions and discussion from our jurors. The hearing will take place on Saturday, […]
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Saturday, March 4: Libya Hearing, International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism
Join the International People’s Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures for a hearing on the effects and impacts of these policies and practices on the people of Libya. We will hear testimony and reports from expert and direct witnesses, with questions and discussion from our jurors. The hearing will take place on Saturday, […]
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NLG International urges freedom for detained Tunisian journalist and organizer Ghassen Ben Khelifa
On Tuesday, September 6, a group of more than 12 plainclothes officers from Tunisia’s “anti-terror” squad raided the house of journalist and anti-imperialist, leftist political organizer Ghassen Ben Khelifa, editor of the online media site Inihyez and head of the Media Workshop for Economic and Social Rights Association. The officers conducted a search, seizing his computers […]
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Video: State Repression and the Persecution of Lawyers in Turkey
In honor of Lawyer’s Day in Turkey, the National Lawyers Guild hosted a program discussing government repression in Turkey, in particular the persecution of lawyers. Speakers: Umit Büyükdag – Former president of CHD. (Progressive Lawyers Association Naim Feyzullah Eminoğlu, member of CHD, lawyer from People`s Law Office Yildirim Deniz, uncle of Ebru Timtik Moderator: Kerry McLean, NLG […]
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April 5: State Repression and the Persecution of Lawyers in Turkey
Monday, April 5 11 am Eastern (8 am Pacific, 6 pm Turkey) Register to join on Zoom: http://bit.ly/turkeylawyers In honor of Lawyer’s Day in Turkey, the National Lawyers Guild presents a program discussing government repression in Turkey, in particular the persecution of lawyers. Speakers: Umit Büyükdag – Former president of CHD. (Progressive Lawyers Association Naim Feyzullah Eminoğlu, […]
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Letter to UN Special Rapporteurs urging action for an independent investigation into the killing of of Tahir Elçi in Turkey
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee joined international legal organizations in signing a letter to multiple UN Special Rapporteurs, requesting their urgent action ahead of the next hearing in the criminal trial of those accused of killing lawyer Tahir Elçi. We urge you to request the Turkish authorities to ensure a fair trial by an […]
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January 23, Online Event: Liberation vs Dependency: Strategies to Defeat Neoliberalism and Colonialism in Algeria, South Africa, and Palestine
Saturday, January 23, 2021 11 am Pacific/2 pm Eastern/7 pm GMT/9 pm Palestine time Online event, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodu6qpjoqHNBKRNG0ucrF4kqmcdOUMYbl Neoliberalism is sold, and adopted, as the most viable model of development while playing a central counter-revolutionary role in societies still engaging decolonization. Neoliberal policies have advanced colonial projects by protecting models of accumulation through dispossession and […]
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Statement concerning the killing of Tahir Elçi and lack of effective investigation into his death
The National Lawyers Guild – International Committee is a signatory of the below statement on the killing of Tahir Elci: Statement concerning the killing of Tahir Elçi and lack of effective investigation into his death The undersigned organisations have been following recent developments in the case involving the prosecution of police officers allegedly involved in […]
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Webinar Video: Perfecting Liberation: Legacies of Colonialism in Algeria and South Africa – Lessons for Palestine
The video of the webinar held on 1 November 2020 by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, the Global Justice and Human Rights Law Network and the NLG is now available. The event explores the historical and present struggles against colonialism and its legacies in Algeria and South Africa, as well as the ongoing Palestinian […]
