Guests from journalism, federal politics, administration, the legal profession, trade unions, the NGO sector and activism discussed problems and perspectives regarding increasing attempts at legal intimidation and the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive

US could not guarantee that the WikiLeaks publisher would be entitled to a First Amendment defence

Blueprint for Free Speech, RSF Germany, dju in ver.di (dju), FragenStaat and Action Against Labor Injustice offer information, advice and training against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation in Germany.

Several members of the German No-SLAPP Alliance have joined forces to counteract SLAPPs in Germany and started their joint work at a first meeting in Berlin last week.

Hearing on 20 May will determine whether assurances meet High Court concerns

Public comment from Biden coincides with fifth anniversary of WikiLeaks Publisher's arrest in London

Hot on the heels of the EU's new Anti-SLAPP Directive, the Council of Europe has issued a Recommendation that also tackles the issue of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)

US Government has until 16 April to provide assurances on equal treatment and the death penalty

The case is an example of how actors from the right-wing spectrum repeatedly use legal action to fend off justified criticism.

Legislation protecting journalists from cross-border SLAPPs comes six years after the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Whistleblowing precedents from the European Court of Human Rights could yet give the High Court something to consider

Photos from the application for renewal hearing of Julian Assange at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, February 20, 2024