cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1807944
Archived version: https://archive.ph/ILXGV
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230823170657/https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/08/23/record-number-of-abusive-slapp-lawsuits-filed-in-europe-in-2022-report
I would have preferred if the title of this article indicated the targets of these SLAPP suits: journalists and human rights defenders.
Reading the article, I was reminded of Daphne Caruana Galizia. She was the brave investigative reporter who brought the Panama Papers to light and did the right thing. Alas, it cost her her life.