National Initiatives on Safety of Journalists
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) operating in the UK
United Kingdom
The refreshed National Action Plan also reflects the emerging threat of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) to journalists operating in the UK. A SLAPPs Taskforce, led by DCMS...
PersVeilig.be
Belgium
2019
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: A hotline to report aggression against journalists, and other education and cooperation initiatives WEBSITE: https://www.persveilig.be/
Public Inquiry Commission for Daphne Caruana Galizia
Malta
2019
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: To investigate the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and to consider responsibility, fault, and retribution, but also to determine whether the State has fulfilled or is...
Amendments to the Criminal Code of North Macedonia
North Macedonia
2023
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Under the amended legislation, threats and attacks on journalists are treated as attacks on public officials, punishable with longer prison sentences; cases which could be...