Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) pose a serious threat to journalists and public watchdogs that report critically on the wealthy and powerful. SLAPPs attempt to intimidate and silence public watchdogs by subjecting them to lengthy and expensive litigation, which drains vital resources and chills critical speech.
Media Defence provides financial and substantive assistance to journalists and other public watchdogs targeted in SLAPPs to ensure they are able to resist these abusive tactics
Coalition against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE)
Media Defence is a member of the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE). CASE is a coalition of non-governmental organisations from across Europe, working to expose SLAPPs, build resilience and advocate for law reform to prevent their use.
Featured Cases
Media Defence Files 2 Amicus Briefs at the European Court of Human Rights addressing the dangers of SLAPPs
Media Defence has filed written submissions as a third-party intervener in two separate cases currently before the European Court of
Guatemalan Journalist José Rubén Zamora Released to House Arrest After More than Three Years in Arbitrary Detention
Guatemalan investigative journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, founder of the now-defunct independent newspaper el Periódico, was released to house arrest
Case Challenging Impunity in the Killing of Journalist Léo Veras Reaches the IACHR Six Years After His Death
On the sixth anniversary of the killing of Brazilian journalist Lourenço “Léo” Veras, the Institute for Environmental Law and Economics
Seis años después del asesinato del periodista Léo Veras, su caso llega a la CIDH ante la falta de justicia
En el sexto aniversario del asesinato del periodista brasileño Lourenço “Léo” Veras, el Instituto de Derecho y Economía Ambiental (IDEA)
French Court of Appeal Dismisses Surgeon’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Marsactu and Mediapart
Khadija Ismayilova Secures Win against Azerbaijan at European Court
The European Court of Human Rights has found that the criminal conviction of Khadija Ismayilova, a renowned Azeri journalist and