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The right to practice law, freely and without fear of persecution. For every lawyer, in every corner of the world. As an independent and non-political network, Lawyers for Lawyers stands up for our peers when the right to practice their profession is under threat. Because their rights are also our rights. Together we defend the rule of law.

In 2019, Lawyers for Lawyers campaigned for at least 165 lawyers in 27 countries.
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26 mei 2020

Jamshed Yorov: continues to raise the voice of his imprisoned brother

Tajikistan

26 May marks Lawyers Day in Tajikistan. On this day, lawyers in Tajikistan celebrate the establishment of the national Bar Association. In order to draw attention to this important day for the independent Tajik legal community, Lawyers for Lawyers has

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23 mei 2020

One year since Selçuk Kozağaçlı received the L4L-Award

On this day, 23 May 2020, Lawyers for Lawyers takes the opportunity to look back on last year’s Lawyers for Lawyers Award presented to Selçuk Kozağaçlı from Turkey.  The Lawyers for Lawyers Award is awarded to a lawyer or group

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18 mei 2020

Letter on the continued detention of Mahienour El-Massry

Egypt

In a letter to the Egyptian authorities Lawyers for Lawyers expressed concern about the continued detention of Egyptian human rights Lawyer Mahienour El-Massry. We also expressed our concern about El-Massry’s safety and well-being amid fears of a possible outbreak of

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13 mei 2020

Payam Derafshan sentenced

Iran

It has been reported that Iranian human rights lawyer Payam Derafshan has been sentenced to two years imprisonment and suspended from practicing law for a period of two additional years. Derafshan has been sentenced without access to his counsel. Derafshan’s

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