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It’s a SLAPP! Stella O’Malley Puts Academic Freedom on Trial

The CASE Coalition has recognised the legal actions launched by Stella O’Malley and her organisation Genspect against psychotherapist Leonie O’Dowd as a SLAPP. Last year, Leonie O’Dowd, a semi-retired psychotherapist, long-standing member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP), and active member of Mammies for Trans Rights, authored…
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It’s a SLAPP!: From Dream Job to Living Nightmare – The TAQA Whistleblower Story

In June 2025, former TAQA Morocco executive Dr. Leonardo Prola became the target of a SLAPP by TAQA North Africa, subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi-based energy giant, after he refused to participate in practices he believed violated labour and immigration law. A Promising Role Turned Legal Minefield Dr.
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It’s a SLAPP!: Fox Petroli Targets Environmental Activists with €2 Million Lawsuit Over One Word

In June 2025, Italian energy company Fox Petroli S.p.A. launched a €2 million lawsuit against two local environmental defenders, accusing them of defamation for describing a former fuel storage site as “degraded” in an article they wrote for ImgPress. The CASE Coalition officially recognises the lawsuit as a SLAPP –…
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It’s a SLAPP!: The Price of Exposing Belgium’s Real Estate Injustices

In 2024, Joost Debucquoy, patriarch of one of Belgium’s richest families, initiated a €1.2 million SLAPP against volunteer-led non-profits  Samen Sterk! vzw (Together Strong! NPO) and Erfpacht vzw (Leasehold NPO), as well as  one of their directors. On 7th August 2025, the CASE Coalition officially recognised the lawsuit as a…
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CASE and ECPMF launch EU anti-SLAPP Monitor

The Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) are proud to announce the launch of the European Anti-SLAPP Monitor, an online platform designed to track the transposition and implementation of European standards on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) at…
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Organisations across Europe take part in actions against SLAPPs as Greenpeace International brings a groundbreaking legal case

2 July 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands – In a first test case of Europe’s new legislation to protect freedom of expression and stop abusive lawsuits, Greenpeace International today challenges the US oil pipeline company Energy Transfer in court in the Netherlands. At the same time, 40 organisations across fifteen European countries…
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