Keywords: Judiciary


Iran sends dual national to trial on espionage charges after june conflict

Iranian authorities announced on Monday that a dual Iranian–European national will face trial on charges of espionage linked to the June conflict between Iran and Israel. According to Mizan Online, the judiciary’s official news outlet, the individual is accused of “spying for the Zionist......

Pakistan approves constitutional amendment granting lifetime immunity to president and army chief

Pakistan’s parliament has passed a major constitutional amendment granting lifetime immunity to the country’s president and current army chief, a move critics warn could undermine democratic oversight and judicial independence. The 27th amendment, approved by a two-thirds majority, also......

Iran: Public execution of man convicted of killing a doctor

Tehran (AFP) — Iran’s judiciary announced on Tuesday that a man convicted of murdering a doctor in the country’s southwest has been executed in public. According to the judiciary’s official news outlet, Mizan Online, the sentence was carried out in the city of Yasuj, the capital......

Morocco sees rise in amicable divorces as judicial cases decline in 2024

Morocco’s family courts reported a slight uptick in divorce filings in 2024, yet overall judgments decreased, signaling a growing preference for peaceful separations. According to the 2024 annual report by the Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ), mutual consent divorces accounted for nearly......

South Carolina judge’s home destroyed by fire amid rising threats against judiciary

The home of South Carolina judge Diane Goodstein, 69, was destroyed in a fire over the weekend, amid escalating threats against members of the U.S. judiciary. The cause of the blaze remains undetermined, but the incident has intensified concerns about the growing hostility targeting judges nationwide. The......

Halima Ben Ali, daughter of former Tunisian leader, arrested in Paris at Tunisia’s request

Halima Ben Ali, one of the daughters of former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, was arrested in France on Tuesday at the request of Tunisian authorities, judicial sources reported. She is scheduled to appear before the general prosecutor on Wednesday for the formal notification of the provisional......

Paris prosecutors investigate death threats against judge who sentenced Sarkozy

The Paris prosecutor’s office has initiated two investigations following an alarming wave of threats directed at the judge who sentenced former president Nicolas Sarkozy to prison. These hostile messages began circulating online just one day after Sarkozy received a five-year prison term for illegal......

Tangier police arrest Danish citizen wanted for murder in Denmark

Moroccan police in Tangier apprehended a 26-year-old Danish citizen of Palestinian origin on Tuesday evening. The man was wanted internationally by Danish authorities for an intentional murder committed with a firearm. The arrest followed a routine police check in Tangier, where officers discovered......

Moroccan court rejects key reforms in civil procedure law, citing constitutional violations

Morocco’s Constitutional Court has invalidated several pivotal provisions in the proposed Civil Procedure Code (Law 23.02), dealing a significant blow to the Justice Ministry's reform agenda led by Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi. The ruling underscores concerns over judicial independence, legal......