Press Freedom Coalition Sounds the Alarm about Greece
Nearly a year after the death of investigative reporter Giorgos Karaivaz, Greece's New Democracy government has failed to investigate the killing and to improve the overall safety of journalists. Those critical of the government are most at risk
News Updates for 29 March
The EU talks cybersecurity and digital currencies as Russia’s last major independent newspaper ceases publication for the duration of the Ukraine conflict
UK court affirms journalist's right to protect his sources
Former MP Chris Mullin wins significant victory for press freedom in the UK
News Updates for 21 March
Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is arrested as part of an investigation into the misuse of EU funds
Spain finally presents first draft whistleblowing law
Long-delayed legislation is intended to transpose the 2019 EU Whistleblowing Directive
News Updates for 16 March
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine claims the lives of international journalists, more threats to reporting in Turkey and Albania and anticorruption reforms mooted in Bulgaria and the UK
EU finalises digital rights legislation to counter influence of Big Tech
The targets of the legislation are primarily the major American-based companies including Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and Twitter, who dominate the online space
Russian independent media shut down for telling the truth about Ukraine invasion
The past 48 hours has seen the closure of most of what remains of the Russia’s independent media
ENRC slapped down in Kleptopia case
Serial SLAPP litigants have their libel case against Tom Burgis and HarperCollins dismissed in the High Court
Civil Society calls out Kleptopia SLAPP
14 organisations, including Blueprint condemn the suits initiated Tom Burgis and his publishers by serial SLAPP litigant ENRC
Suisse Secrets: Credit Suisse's dubious client list opened for scrutiny
A major leak of account data from Credit Suisse demonstrates systematic compliance failures at Switzerland's second largest bank
South African SLAPP case reaches constitutional court
Long-running case against environmental activists could affirm an anti-SLAPP precedent of international importance