Publications and Resources

Here below are resources, submissions, articles and toolkits prepared by the coalition and coalition members related to SLAPPs:

Briefings

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Anti-SLAPP Amendment

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill: Amendment Briefing

Submission

English PEN & Index on Censorship
Northern Ireland Assembly – Defamation Bill

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Response to Ministry of Justice’s SLAPPs Consultation
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Northern Ireland Assembly – Defamation Bill
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Anti-SLAPP Law: Proposals for Procedural Reform
UK Government
SLAPPs: Government Response to the Call for Evidence
National Union of Journalists
NUJ submisison to government’s call for evidence on strategic lawsuits against public participation

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Council of Europe: CM Recommendation on Countering Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs)

Report

Foreign Policy Centre
London Calling: The issue of legal intimidation & SLAPPs against media emanating from the UK
Index on Censorship
Slapped Down: Six journalists on the legal efforts to silence them
Index on Censorship
Breaking the Silence: A report on the legal measures that will give journalists back their voices
Index on Censorship
A Gathering Storm: The laws being used to silence the media
Foreign Policy Centre
Unsafe for Scrutiny: How the misuse of the UK’s financial and legal systems to facilitate corruption undermines the freedom and safety of investigative journalists around the world
Foreign Policy Centre
Unsafe for Scrutiny: Examining the pressures faced by journalists uncovering financial crime and corruption around the world
English PEN & Index on Censorship
Free Speech Is Not For Sale
ARTICLE 19 / Media Freedom Rapid Response
SLAPPs against journalists across Europe
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
SLAPPed but not silenced: Defending human rights in the face of legal risks
European Parliament JURI Committee
The Use of SLAPPs to silence journalists, NGOs and civil society
CASE
Shutting Out Criticism: How SLAPPs Threaten European Democracy
ARTICLE 19 & Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
How are courts responding to SLAPPs?: Analysis of selected court decisions from across the globe

Statement

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition expresses concern at defamation action threatened by Gerry Adams’ solicitor

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
The Coalition welcomes the decision in the case against two journalists and the Journalism Development Network

Joint
European Anti-SLAPP campaigners stand in solidarity with Russian dissident authors after an injunction in Germany

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition reiterates its support for Carole Cadwalladr following Supreme Court decision

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes end of Realtid case

Index on Censorship and Reporters Without Borders
Index on Censorship and Reporters Without Borders welcome High Court’s decision in Realtid case
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Twenty-four organisations express solidarity with the Swedish media outlet Realtid
Index on Censorship, ARTICLE 19 and Reporters Without Borders
Slapp lawsuit against Swedish magazine Realtid filed in London
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Anti-SLAPP measures cannot come fast enough
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Fifteen organisations condemn lawsuit against Forensic News, deeming it a SLAPP
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition reiterates its support for Carole Cadwalladr
Index on Censorship
Index reiterates its support for Carole Cadwalladr as she faces SLAPP trial
Coalition Against SLAPPS in Europe (CASE)
Italy: a call in support of Roberto Saviano
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Co-chairs of UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcome Government’s action on SLAPPs
Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship files media freedom alert after Sinn Féin MLA legal action
Joint
Lawsuits against the author and publisher of Putin’s People are SLAPPs
Joint
Index condemns lawsuits brought by ENRC against Tom Burgis
Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship condemns lawsuit against journalist and author Oliver Bullough

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition reiterates its support for Carole Cadwalladr

Letter

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Letter to Justice Secretary to amend the anti-SLAPP PMB

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Letter to Justice Secretary in support of the UK Model Law

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Letter to Justice Secretary calling for Anti-SLAPP bill to be included in the King’s Speech

Video

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Stopping SLAPPs: UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition’s Website Launch

Monitoring Platform

Council of Europe
Council of Europe Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
Mapping Media Freedom

Coalition/Network

CASE
The Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE)

Article

Bar Council
SLAPP: A question of definition?
Jemimah Steinfeld
We Need to End SLAPPs Now

Guidance

Solicitors Regulation Authority
Legal threats from a solicitor or law firm
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