"MEPs accuse EU countries of undermining attempts to protect journalists"

More accurately, EU member state governments are undermining Daphnes Law, setting themselves against a united front of Parliament and Commission.

This highlights the need for wholesale reform of EU structures, with more power in Parliament, and less in the European Council.

#SLAPPs #MediaFreedom #journalism #EU #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanCouncil #DaphnesLaw

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/06/26/meps-accuse-eu-countries-of-undermining-attemps-to-protect-journalists

🔴 Les procédures baillon s'enchaîne et deviennent un mode d'attaque de la liberté de la presse. 😬
Cette fois c'est au tour de #Mediacités

#SLAPPs #Slappsuit #procédurebaillon #SLAPP

👉 C'est à lire ici https://www.mediacites.fr/la-fabrique/national/2023/05/26/proces-baillons-le-promoteur-immobilier-alila-sacharne-contre-mediacites/

🔴 👉 Le #médiaindépendant #LePoulpe est poursuivi en justice par une entreprise pour avoir parlé d'un désastre économique.
Aidons Le Poulpe ce média indispensable

#SLAPPs #Slappsuit #procédurebaillon

https://donorbox.org/lepoulpe

To meet the increasing threat of vexatious lawsuits such as #SLAPPS intended to intimidate & silence independent #journalists around the world, Reporters Shield was launched to help #media workers pay for legal defense against lawsuits & train to avoid them.

#pressfreedom #mediafreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime

https://reporters-shield.org

#Greenpeace Stands Up Against #SLAPPs And Wins
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/greenpeace-stands-against-slapps-and-wins

@daphnefdtn RT by @MarkSimonHK: Join us at @journalismfest in Perugia this Thursday 20th April, 11am CET, at the Auditorium S.Francesco al Prato. Can't make it to Perugia? Join the debate online (event link below) or catch up with the on-demand recording afterwards. #ifj23 #SLAPPs https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2023/lawfare-weaponisation-of-the-law-against-journalists-and-fighting-back https://nitter.hongkongers.net/daphnefdtn/status/1648301947965906947#m

The #UK government is tightening its rules after openDemocracy revealed it helped a sanctioned Russian warlord sue a journalist.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/government-new-sanctions-rules-yevgeny-prigozhin-stop-libel-russia-warlord-sue-eliot-higgins-journalist/

#SLAPPs #Law #Journalism #Prigozhin

#Mediacités, a French #independantmedia is being sued by the the real estate developer #Alila
Mediacités needs your help
In French
Let's fight against #SLAPPs
https://www.mediacites.fr/la-fabrique/national/2023/03/28/presse-et-justice-le-systeme-manque-de-justesse/
You can make a donation : https://www.mediacites.fr/faire-un-don/
#SLAPP #SLAPPsuit #procédurebaillon

Mediacités est poursuivi pour des articles sur le promoteur immobilier #Alila
Il faut aider #Mediacites et combattre les #SLAPPs
https://mediacites.fr/la-fabrique/national/2023/03/28/presse-et-justice-le-systeme-manque-de-justesse/
#SLAPP #SLAPPsuit #procédurebaillon

📢#poursuitesbâillons
Inquiétudes autour du projet de compromis sur la proposition de directive 🇪🇺 : réduction du champ d'application & affaiblissement des protections pour les #journalistes et défenseurs des droits

Réaction 🇬🇧 de
CASECoalition
👉https://bit.ly/3JEi3J2 #SLAPPs

RT @CASECoalition
🔶@sweden2023eu’s compromise proposal waters down crucial protections & radically narrows the procedural safeguards' scope proposed by the EC.

Our letter to @EUAmbDanielsson explains why the proposed mechanism is not efficient to fight #SLAPPs

https://www.the-case.eu/draft-anti-slapp-compromise-proposal

RT @TeamWoelken
.@woelken is working hard to create meaningful legislation that effectively protects those targeted by #SLAPPs - watering the proposal down is not an option. We go the other way. You can find the draft proposal here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-PR-745170_EN.pdf https://twitter.com/theprogressives/status/1634163433644908547

Powerful column by Edward Lucas. Libel law is a charter for wealthy bullies to silence their critics. We need to throw it out and start again.

RT @edwardlucas@twitter.com

My ⁦@thetimes@twitter.com⁩ column today highlights ⁦@DanNeidle@twitter.com⁩ and the legal cudgels (#SLAPPs) used by the rich and scrutiny-shy. Britain is becoming a free-speech graveyard
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/5bf7c8c4-a00d-11ed-befb-a61c39e55892?shareToken=46101c0c01b0d010de1fd9842801ddfc

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/edwardlucas/status/1619950865435054082

#SLAPPs can be used to silence #journalists and prevent them from working. CIMA explains what the #media, lawyers and funders can do to fight them.

#pressfreedom #journalism #JournalismIsNotACrime

https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/fighting-slapps-what-can-media-lawyers-and-funders-do/

Will the UK finally tackle its dirty money problem in 2023?

New legislation is set to target corporate corruption and attempts to silence journalists through SLAPP lawsuits.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/economic-crime-corporate-transparency-bill-proposed-slapp-legislation/

#darkmoney #taxhavens #corruption #uknews #uk #slapps

“Fear never has to be your editor."

Jared Schroeder's piece looks at how #SLAPPs impact #journalists and #media outlets, such as investigative journalist Paula Ugaz and independent news provider Malaysiakini.

Are you a journalist facing legal threats for your work? We can help!

https://niemanreports.org/articles/slapp-lawsuits-journalists/