On 31 January 2018, Istanbul’s 35th High Criminal Court had ordered the release of Taner Kılıç, Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, who was being held under false charges for his human rights work by the Turkish regime. A lawyer by profession, Kılıç is one of the vocal human rights defenders in Turkey.
The prosecutor contested the Court’s ruling and Kılıç was re-arrested on 1 February. The next hearing is scheduled for 21 June 2018