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Arrested Abroad: What to Do and Your Rights
Your strongest right is in Article 36 of the Vienna Convention (182 states): to have your consulate told, without delay. What that does and does not get you, why you say nothing until a lawyer arrives, and the first moves that protect you.
Criminal Defense in Italy for Foreigners: A Practical Guide (2026)
If you are arrested in Italy a judge must review the arrest within 96 hours, and you have the right to a lawyer and a free interpreter from the first questioning. A court-appointed lawyer is not a free lawyer — you can be billed later unless you qualify for state legal aid.
Criminal Defense in Malta for Foreigners: A Practical Guide (2026)
If you are arrested in Malta the police must release you or bring you before a magistrate within 48 hours, and you have the right to a lawyer before and during questioning. The harder problem for most foreigners is bail: it usually comes with your passport surrendered and a ban on leaving the islands while a slow case runs.
Criminal Defense in Portugal for Foreigners: A Practical Guide (2026)
If you are questioned or detained in Portugal, everything turns on being made an "arguido" — the formal status that gives you the right to silence, a lawyer and a free interpreter. A detained person must be brought before a judge within 48 hours, and the address you give at that first hearing can bind you for years after you fly home.
Extradition From Türkiye: How the Process Works
A clear guide for foreigners facing extradition from Türkiye, covering how the process unfolds, your rights, and the grounds used to challenge a request.
Criminal Defense in Germany for Foreigners: A Practical Guide
Plain-English guide to criminal defense in Germany for foreigners: your rights on arrest, how investigations and trials work, interpreters, bail and immigration consequences.
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