Overview
- Erik Tegnér, who leads Frontières, appeared at the Bobigny criminal court Thursday to answer charges tied to a 2025 special issue that identified immigration lawyers.
- The magazine named lawyers and listed where they work, and a related YouTube segment showed a Paris attorney’s photo alongside his office address.
- Several of those named say they have faced waves of online abuse and death threats since the issue came out, with some reporting fear and psychological distress.
- Tegnér argues the reporting is protected by press freedom and his lawyer calls the case a gag lawsuit, as the justice minister and a national lawyers’ union had earlier backed the targeted attorneys.
- The verdict is expected in the coming weeks in a case that also highlights Frontières’ far-right roots in the Livre Noir network and Tegnér’s prior conviction for racist public insults.