We present: The NO SLAPP contact point for the protection of journalistic work in Germany
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.
Contact point for those affected by SLAPPs starts work 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.
US issues assurances in Assange case
Hearing on 20 May will determine whether assurances meet High Court concerns
Biden Administration "considering" dropping Assange charges
Public comment from Biden coincides with fifth anniversary of WikiLeaks Publisher's arrest in London
Council of Europe issues Recommendation on SLAPPs
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)
High Court allows Assange appeal, pending US assurances
US Government has until 16 April to provide assurances on equal treatment and the death penalty
Germany: Therapist initiates legal action against the Network for Critical Psychotherapy
The case is an example of how actors from the right-wing spectrum repeatedly use legal action to fend off justified criticism.
Major win for civil society as EU passes anti-SLAPP Directive
Legislation protecting journalists from cross-border SLAPPs comes six years after the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Latest Assange hearing puts focus on freedom of expression
Whistleblowing precedents from the European Court of Human Rights could yet give the High Court something to consider
Images from Assange Renewal Hearing (Day X)
Photos from the application for renewal hearing of Julian Assange at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, February 20, 2024
Critical press freedom test for the UK as Assange faces final appeal
This week’s hearings could be the final opportunity fo the WikiLeaks publisher to put his arguments against extradition in a UK courtroom
German real estate company takes legal action against tenants' union
German real estate company Dawonia has taken legal action against tenants who are defending themselves against raising ancillary costs. Dawonia's reaction bears many of the hallmarks of a SLAPP.