On 6 June 2023, the Istanbul 35th Heavy Criminal Court acquitted four human rights defenders of all charges at the second hearing in the retrial of the Büyükada Case, also known as the #Istanbul10. The retrial took place after the Court of Cassation’s ruling to overturn the human rights defenders’ sentences on 22 November 2022.
On 26 May 2023, fourteen human rights defenders from Cumartesi Anneleri/İnsanları (Saturday Mothers/People) were acquitted of the charges of attending an illegal demonstration and not dispersing against warning by the Küçükçekmece 1st Penal Court of First Instance in Istanbul.
Since 10 March 2023 an intimidation campaign through a bombardment of messages via sms and social media, a practice known as sms bombing, was launched against Ukrainian woman human rights defender Daryna Dmytrievska. She has been targeted because of her social media post regarding gender based violence.
