SLAPP

Today the Council adopted a law to protect persons who speak out on matters of public interest against abusive lawsuits meant to silence them. Persons targeted by so called strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP), typically journalists and human rights defenders, will benefit from a number of procedural safeguards and measures. These safeguards and measures […]

The law is particularly relevant for Greece, as just last month nine international press freedom organizations called on Grigoris Dimitriadis, the former general secretary and nephew of Greek Prime Minister, to drop two lawsuits they consider SLAPP

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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and eight other intl press freedom orgs call the lawsuits "groundless" and demand Grigoris Dimitriadis, former general secretary and nephew of PM Mitsotakis, drops charges against investigative reporters and media