In this powerful resignation letter, veteran federal prosecutor Denise Cheung details her decision to step down after refusing a directive from the Trump administration to freeze assets and initiate a criminal investigation into an environmental grant program without sufficient legal basis. Cheung describes the intense internal deliberations, her collaboration with the FBI, and her ultimate …
A group of Argentine lawyers has filed a criminal complaint against President Javier Milei, accusing him of fraud for promoting the controversial cryptocurrency platform Coinx. The lawyers claim that Milei’s endorsement misled citizens into losing money and call for a thorough investigation into his role in legitimizing a financial scheme. Read the article
Hundreds of academics and legal experts from 44 countries are urging Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to drop criminal charges against five environmental activists fighting to protect water resources. The case, viewed as an effort to silence opposition to mining projects, has drawn global concern over violations of due process and threats to human rights defenders …
Lawyers across Serbia suspended work for a month in solidarity with mass anti-government protests, demanding greater transparency and justice reform. Their unprecedented strike sent a clear message: the legal profession will not stay silent as democratic institutions erode and political interference threatens judicial independence. Reat the Balkan Insight article
Lawyers across Pakistan’s capital launched a strike to protest President Asif Ali Zardari’s decision to transfer three judges from provincial high courts to the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The transfers—carried out despite opposition from five sitting IHC judges—sparked backlash from bar associations, which accused the government of undermining judicial seniority and independence. Legal organizations warned …
Across the world, lawyers are increasingly facing intimidation, surveillance, cyberattacks, detention, and even imprisonment — often for defending human rights or politically unpopular clients. A recent global report highlighted Belarus, where over 130 lawyers have been stripped of their licenses since the 2020 elections. Legal organizations, including the Bar Council and the Alliance for Lawyers …
In a powerful and emotional interview with The Moscow Times, Olga Mikhailova, longtime lawyer of the late Alexei Navalny, reflects on her regrets and the devastating aftermath of his decision to return to Russia in 2021. Mikhailova, now living in exile in France, laments not having persuaded Navalny to stay abroad, a choice she believes …
On January 18, 2025, two senior Iranian Supreme Court judges, Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh, were shot dead in a premeditated assassination inside the Supreme Court building in Tehran. The attacker also killed himself while fleeing, and a bodyguard was injured. The motive is unclear, but both judges had long-standing roles in Iran’s judiciary and …
In a chilling escalation of its crackdown on dissent, a Russian court has sentenced three of Alexei Navalny’s former lawyers — Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser, and Igor Sergunin — to multiple years in prison for allegedly participating in an “extremist organization.” Their “crime” was transmitting messages from Navalny, the late opposition leader, from prison to …
In a rare and bold move, six senior judges from Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court have publicly accused the country’s powerful intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), of interfering in judicial affairs. Their open letter details shocking instances of surveillance, coercion, and even the abduction and torture of family members, all allegedly aimed at influencing rulings …