Thread by @skcoughtrie

Delighted to have contributed to this timely report on #SLAPPs in #Europe, which cites some of @FPCThinkTank's Unsafe for Scrutiny's research findings, incl. the #UK as a leading transnational source of legal threats against journalists uncovering financial crime & corruption ⤵️

https://twitter.com/article19europe/status/1504031546302418947

This finding was drawn from @FPCThinkTank's global survey conducted in 2020 w/ 63 investigative journalists in 41 countries, who also reported that legal threats were most challenging to respond to (more so than physical or digital attack). @JFJfund @OCCRP fpc.org.uk/publications/u…

Also being launched today is the @CASECoalition’s report which covers >500 cases in 29 countries. This shows the scale of the problem of legal intimidation & #SLAPP, which has often been largely hidden to date.
➡️ the-case.eu/slapps-in-euro……
#stopSLAPPs

📺Watch live the launch event for both reports, happening now - "How to tackle SLAPPs against public watchdogs in Europe?" w/ @CatherineBelton @VeraJourova @FeichtVeronika @Sarah_M_Clarke @Corinne_Vella @holt_charlie
fb.watch/bND8S_Sbk1/