Launch of information and tools for journalists
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Wednesday, 17 May 2023
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** The event
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The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition was established in 2021 to bring together civil society organisations, lawyers, journalists, and human rights defenders with the joint aim of putting a stop to strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs).
SLAPPs are brought by powerful and wealthy entities against public watchdogs in an effort to compel them to withhold or remove critical coverage, even if it is accurate and in the public interest. When SLAPPs successfully drive information out of the public domain, they can make it difficult to hold power to account. SLAPPs threaten not only our freedom of information, but our human rights, our rule of law, and our democracies.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition website is a new resource that will serve as a repository for everything related to SLAPPs, including the model UK anti-SLAPP law, case studies of SLAPPs, a resource library, and practical advice for those targeted with SLAPPs.
The website will be launched with an online event on 24 May from 1 to 2pm UK time highlighting the importance of support and solidarity when facing legal harassment.
** Speakers
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CHAIR
Mark Stephens, Partner, Howard Kennedy and Trustee, Index on Censorship
SPEAKERS
Jessica Ní Mhainín, Policy and Campaigns Manager, Index on Censorship and Co-Chair, UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
Tasmin Allen, Partner and Head of Media and Information Law, Bindmans
Annelie Östlund, Swedish investigative journalist
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