Tag SLAPPs
2 Sep

Launch of the European Anti-SLAPP Monitor

The Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) are proud to announce the launch of the European Anti-SLAPP Monitor, a new online platform designed to track the transposition and implementation of European standards on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) at the national level.

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1 Aug

Open letter requesting withdrawal of the SLAPP lawsuits against N1 in Slovenia

Media freedom organisations call on the University Psychiatric Clinic of Ljubljana to withdraw SLAPP lawsuits targeting N1 Slovenia and its journalists.

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17 Feb

Denmark: Condemnation of legal threats against Danwatch by Ingosstrakh and ELWI

Russian insurer Ingosstrakh and ELWI law firm are threatening Danish investigative outlet Danwatch with legal action over its reporting on sanctions violations. Press freedom groups condemn this SLAPP attempt.

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5 Apr

CoE’s Recommendation represents a significant milestone in the fight against SLAPPs

CASE welcomes the Council of Europe’s Recommendation on SLAPPs, approved by the Committee of Ministers on Thursday 4 April.

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27 Feb

ECPMF welcomes European Parliament adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive

Today, the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom welcomes the Anti-SLAPP Directive – also known as Daphne’s Law – adopted today by the European Parliament in its first reading.

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14 Sep

Government of Malta must publish Committee of Experts on Media report

We call on the government of Malta to publish without further delay the report by the Committee of Experts on Media, the body tasked with advising the Government on implementing the recommendations of the Public Inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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19 May

ECPMF deeply concerned by allocation of court costs to journalist Carole Cadwalladr

We are deeply concerned to hear that the UK Court of Appeal has ordered investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr to pay 60% of businessman Arron Banks’ High Court costs.

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2 May

Bulgaria: Investigative journalists hit by smears and lawsuits

The partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today raise the alarm about a latest wave of legal pressure exerted against two of Bulgaria’s leading investigative media platforms, BIRD.bg and Bivol.bg.

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30 Mar

Urgent action needed by the Netherlands to protect civic space against SLAPPs and other forms of legal intimidation

Legal intimidation and SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) are attempts to intimidate and silence public watchdogs through lengthy and expensive litigation proceedings by starting meritless lawsuits.

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1 Dec

Leading editors, lawyers, journalists, publishers, and other experts call on the UK Government to back anti-SLAPP protections to defend media freedom

A model anti-SLAPP Law drafted on behalf of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition was sent to the Secretary of State for Justice, Dominic Raab.

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