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Dutch court hears Greenpeace International’s arguments against Energy Transfer’s latest attempt to evade accountability  - Greenpeace International Greenpeace International landmark anti-SLAPP lawsuit against Energy Transfer took another step forward in the Amsterdam District Court.

Dutch court hears Greenpeace International's arguments against US corporation Energy Transfer's latest attempt to evade accountability 

#SLAPPs

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So out of all the parties in the Scottish Elections, the SNP are the only one to include a stated commitment to stamp out #SLAPPs.

Yet, the Tories and Reform always present themselves as the only ones to protect free speech...

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NUJ joins anti-SLAPP day of action The NUJ has joined its partners in the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition in a day of action to spread awareness of abusive legal threats and lawsuits.

NUJ joins anti-SLAPP day of action

The NUJ joined its partners in the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition in a day of action to spread awareness of abusive legal threats and lawsuits. #SLAPPS

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Today is Anti-SLAPP Day of Action.

SLAPPs can target journalists, whistleblowers, campaigners and anyone speaking out in the public interest. The government must act.

Contact your MP and call for action to stamp out #SLAPPs ⬇️
antislapp.uk/solutions/ta... #StopSLAPPs

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Landmark Anti-SLAPP victory - The Society of Authors For the first time, the High Court has made a declaration that legal proceedings amounted to strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) under section 195 of the Economic Crime and…

"For the first time, the High Court has made a declaration that legal proceedings amounted to strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) under section 195 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023." #SLAPPS

Via @societyofauthors.bsky.social

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Housing Sector Short – Who Really Profits from Legal Threats?
Housing Sector Short – Who Really Profits from Legal Threats? YouTube video by Housing Sector

From service charge to funding our own prosecution.

youtube.com/shorts/XbVdA...

In this clip, I explain how residents can end up indirectly funding the very legal action used against them.

#GreenSquareAccord #SLAPPs

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« Quand la justice est instrumentalisée pour faire taire, le débat public s’effrite » TRIBUNE. Alors que les « procédures-bâillons » pour intimider une voix critique se multiplient, un collectif d’associations, de syndicats et de médias appelle, dans une tribune au « Monde », à transpo...

(4/4) Compte-à-rebours enclenché !
Notre tribune : www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
#ProcéduresBâillons #SLAPPs #Démocratie #LibertédInformer #Libertédepresse #lanceursdalerte

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« Quand la justice est instrumentalisée pour faire taire, le débat public s’effrite » TRIBUNE. Alors que les « procédures-bâillons » pour intimider une voix critique se multiplient, un collectif d’associations, de syndicats et de médias appelle, dans une tribune au « Monde », à transpo...

(3/4) Le média indépendant Homo nuclearus fait partie des 147 associations, syndicats, médias et collectifs appelant gouvernement et parlementaires à transposer une directive européenne avant le 7 mai.
#ProcéduresBâillons #SLAPPs #Démocratie #LibertédInformer #Libertédepresse #lanceursdalerte

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« Quand la justice est instrumentalisée pour faire taire, le débat public s’effrite » TRIBUNE. Alors que les « procédures-bâillons » pour intimider une voix critique se multiplient, un collectif d’associations, de syndicats et de médias appelle, dans une tribune au « Monde », à transpo...

(2/4) Pourquoi ? Pour faire taire les voix de celles et ceux qui participent légitimement au débat public, souvent des journalistes, des associations, des syndicats, des lanceurs d’alerte, des chercheurs...

#ProcéduresBâillons #SLAPPs #Démocratie #LibertédInformer #Libertédepresse #lanceursdalerte

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« Quand la justice est instrumentalisée pour faire taire, le débat public s’effrite » TRIBUNE. Alors que les « procédures-bâillons » pour intimider une voix critique se multiplient, un collectif d’associations, de syndicats et de médias appelle, dans une tribune au « Monde », à transpo...

(1/4) Procédure bâillon ? Quand classe politique, milieux d’affaires, personnalités, entreprises, parfois représentants d’État saisissent abusivement les tribunaux.

#ProcéduresBâillons #SLAPPs #Démocratie #LibertédInformer #Libertédepresse #lanceursdalerte

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📢 #Tribune : Pour lutter contre ceux qui musèlent journalistes, associations et lanceurs d'alerte, TSN et 146 autres organisations appellent à une transposition ambitieuse de la directive européenne contre les procédures-bâillons. La liberté d'informer en jeu: www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

#SLAPPs

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Serbia: Media freedom mission to probe challenges and advocate for reform - ARTICLE 19 ARTICLE 19 Europe and partners will meet with journalists, public officials, and foreign representations to discuss media freedom in Serbia.

On 26-27.03 we conduct a #mediafreedom mission to #Serbia 🇷🇸 @coemediafreedom.bsky.social @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social

Key topics: violence vs journos during #protests, #SLAPPs, media capture, public service media, digital threats & more.

💡Stay tuned:
www.article19.org/resources/se...

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SLAPPs - Ben Jenkins vs. GreenSquareAccord — Housing Sector A resident’s case against GreenSquareAccord exposes the use of SLAPPs in social housing. After complaints were upheld, the response escalated into legal threats, restrictions, and court action. This a...

Raised in the House of Commons last week.

My full account of SLAPPs involving GreenSquareAccord is now live.

www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/slapps-...

#SLAPPs #HousingSector #SocialHousing

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🤖 #SLAPPs silence speech. Fake cases distort law.
Kamal marks a turning point for legal practice—and #AI use in litigation.
#Governance, verification and AI #literacy are now essential.
🔗 See my posts on LinkedIn 👇
tinyurl.com/yc5zzbs6
#AIGovernance #RuleOfLaw

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Aasmah Mir in for Jane and Fi | Times Radio | The Times and the Sunday Times Listen to Times Radio live for the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion covering the biggest stories of the day.

📻 FPC ED & co-chair of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, Susan Coughtrie (@skcoughtrie.bsky.social), spoke on Times Radio about the growing calls for stronger protections against #SLAPPs

🎧 Listen from minute 38:12 ⬇️
www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2...

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Secret SLAPP case damages public confidence in disciplinary action against lawyers - Spotlight on Corruption There were unprecedented scenes this week at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as the high-profile prosecution of lawyer Christopher Hutchings by the

💰The secrecy of the proceedings is concerning given the high-profile nature of the underlying scandal. The Tribunal’s decision to prohibit reporting on the case and sit in private, is an extremely worrying development in the ongoing battle to hold lawyers to account for #SLAPPs.

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Case number 12629 - Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Details for case number 12629 as part of our role to hear cases of alleged misconduct by solicitors, registered European Lawyers, registered foreign lawyers and employees of solicitors’ firms.

👩‍⚖️ The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has published a written judgment clearing lawyer Christopher Hutchings of Hamlins LLP of professional misconduct in the second case brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in response to complaints about #SLAPPs.

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⚠️ This case shows how tricky it may be for other claims to be chucked out as #SLAPPs given “the complexity of the present statutory regime”, its demanding definition of a SLAPP, and its scope being limited to information about economic crime. The Judge felt even this case was not a "paradigm SLAPP”.

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🚨A historic breakthrough today for the fight against #SLAPPs as for the first time ever, the High Court has formally branded legal action as a #SLAPP, throwing out a “spectacularly inflated” £8m libel claim against @danneidle.bsky.social who reported on a barrister’s role in a tax avoidance scheme

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🔴Now #UKMFF2026 - Countering #SLAPPs: UK Legislation & Press Freedom

Opening presentation by: nikwilliams.bsky.social (indexoncensorship.org)

Chair: Charlie Holt (clidef.bsky.social)

Speakers: mirandaoccrp.bsky.social, joshih.bsky.social, Sirin Kale (The Guardian) & Rupert Cowper-Coles (RPC)

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... and the presentation covers a wide range of other observations, incl #transnationalrepression, conditions for journalists forced into exile, #statecapture of media, #SLAPPs, use of #spyware against journalists (with recent conviction of company executives in Greece). Recommended viewing/reading!

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MFRR Monitoring Report 2025: 1,481 press freedom violations across 36 European countries As a consortium partner of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), Free Press Unlimited (FPU) contributes to monitoring and responding to press freedom violations across Europe. The latest annual Mon...

1,481 press freedom violations. 2,377 journalists and media entities affected. 36 European countries monitored. The new MFRR report shows that press freedom across Europe remained under serious pressure in 2025.

➡️ Read the full report: ow.ly/2y8r50YkUM0

#pressfreedom #safetyforjournalists #SLAPPs

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🚨 Announcing Session 4 of the #UKMFF2026
Countering #SLAPPs: UK Legislation & Press Freedom
🗓️ 5 March | 15:10–16:20

How can the UK strengthen protections against #SLAPPs and defend #MediaFreedom?
mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

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Italy: Follow-up media freedom mission to Rome - ARTICLE 19 We will assess the developments for media freedom in Italy including political interference, legal harassment of journalists and threats to media pluralism.

Media Freedom mission in #Italy 🇮🇹 @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social
🔸Main topics: public broadcaster's reform #RAI, #EMFA, #SLAPPS, defamation reform, digital threats, the use of surveillance against journalists + media market concentration.

📣Stay tuned!
www.article19.org/resources/it...

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⚖️In yesterday’s debate on Russian influence, Joe Powell MP raised concerns about the use of #SLAPPs to intimidate journalists.

FPC’s 2022 report London Calling documented how UK courts have become a hub for legal threats that stifle public interest reporting.

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👀 The Defendants have applied for the claim to be thrown out as a #SLAPP, relying on reforms under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, making this the first case we know of to use this new safeguard. Stay tuned as we follow how this targeted power for #SLAPPs fares in the High Court.

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I’m being sued for £8m for publishing a report on tax avoidance Barrister Setu Kamal is suing me for £8 million over our Arka Wealth investigation. We’re applying to strike it out as a SLAPP and will not remove the article.

⚖️ We’re at court today for the first test of the new #economiccrime #SLAPPs strike out power, as @danneidle.bsky.social asks the judge to throw out an £8m libel claim by Setu Kamal, a tax barrister whose alleged role in a tax avoidance scheme was the subject of a report by Tax Policy Associates.

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Live Απειλές Κατά Δημοσιογράφου Από τον Κυβερνητικό Εκπρόσωπο Το είδαμε κι αυτό. Ο κυβερνητικός εκπρόσωπος κ. Παύλος Μαρινάκης (αυτός που είχε πει «Τσίπρα αν ζούσαμε στον εμφύλιο από εμένα θα "πήγαινες"») απείλησε δημοσίως, σε ζωντανή μετάδοση τον δημοσιογράφο κ...

Δελτίο Τύπου: Live Απειλές Κατά Δημοσιογράφου Από τον Κυβερνητικό Εκπρόσωπο

#ΕλευθερίαΤύπου #Λογοκρισία #ΝέαΔημοκρατία #ΠαύλοςΜαρινάκης #ΧρήστοςΑβραμίδης #SLAPPs

www.pirateparty.gr/2026/02/live...

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What next for the ‘crackdown’ on SLAPPs? Analysis: Until lawyers are barred from sending out empty threats on behalf of mega-rich clients, free speech remains in danger

After a string of failures, what next for the ‘crackdown’ on #SLAPPs? - www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

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CASE Report 2025: SLAPPs still on the rise across Europe — Blueprint for Free Speech The Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) has published its fourth annual report, which documents a worrying trend: strategic lawsuits against public participation are on the rise, and existing…

Thanks to serious shortcomings in the EU anti-SLAPP Directive, journalists, activists, public interest NGOs and academics remain at risk of weaponised litigation as the number of SLAPP suits continues to rise in Europe 👇

buff.ly/DYUTULt

#SLAPPs # EU anti-SLAPP Directive

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