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Organisations across Europe take part in actions against SLAPPs as Greenpeace International brings a groundbreaking legal case - Article

OBCT joins free expression organisations for the European Day of Action against SLAPPs

What’s in a joke? Assessing humor in free speech jurisprudence - Reports

Primarily aimed at legal professionals, yet also valuable to policymakers or advocacy groups, this toolkit is conceived to provide orientation in assessing humour in the context of free speech adjudication, exploring the specific challenges it poses, the legal safeguards protecting humour and satire as well as the limitations of their exercise, to present concrete interpretative tools in free speech cases, while also considering the relevant intersections with intellectual property law

Am I facing a SLAPP? - Reports

An interactive tool for self-assessment supplied by Index on Censorship launched on May 27th, “Am I facing a SLAPP?” was developed by leading anti-SLAPP experts in order to offer a first evaluating instrument to raise awareness and empower SLAPP targets to quickly assess their situation

Albania: Media freedom groups welcome court verdict on seizure of journalist Elton Qyno’s equipment - Article

SafeJournalists Network, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcome the decision of the Constitutional Court of Albania which overturned the lower-court orders allowing the search and seizure of journalist Elton Qyno’s equipment, reinforcing the importance of protecting journalistic sources and freedom of expression in line with international standards

Liberties' Media Freedom Report 2025 - Reports

The Media Freedom Report 2025 (Report) is the fourth annual report on media freedom in the European Union (EU) produced by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties). It is based on data and input from Liberties’ member and partner organisations and complements Liberties’ annual Rule of Law Report

The Next Rule of Law Report: More Action, Less Reaction - Article

OBCT joins civil society, human rights, journalist and media support organisations call on the European Commission to strengthen the rule of law dialogue, improve the impact of the Rule of Law Report’s recommendations and take decisive action against systematic human rights violations in EU Member State

Free expression organisations in solidarity with the award-winning artist and human rights defender Badiucao - Article

More than 40 organisations from around the world stand in solidarity with the award-winning Chinese-Australian political cartoonist, artist and human rights defender Badiucao as he faces legal harassment in relation to his protest art

Study Trip to Thuringia for Young Journalists organized by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Paris - Reports

Applications are open for aspiring and young journalists to join a study trip to Thuringia, focused on memory, history, and the rise of the far right

CMPF Summer School for Journalists and Media Practitioners - Reports

The call for the 2025 CMPF Summer School for Journalists and Media Practitioners is now open. From June 23 to June 27 2025, this year’s edition will be exploring journalism, tech, and democracy in a rapidly evolving information landscape. 

Serbia: Spyware attacks on BIRN journalists further deepen press freedom crisis - Article

Further alarm about the deepening press freedom crisis: revelations showing evidence of the abuse of advanced Pegasus spyware