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News Release

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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News Release

From the red carpet: The European SLAPP Contest 2025

What do the French Minister of Culture, a cosmetic surgery firm in the UK and oil giant Energy Transfer have in common? They have all been crowned for their commitment to using vexatious lawsuits to silence criticism in this year’s European SLAPP Contest 2025. On the evening of Tuesday 8…
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Case Study

ENI Strikes Again: A Textbook Environmental SLAPP

On 7th October 2024, ENI, Italian oil giant and one of the world’s biggest climate polluters, filed a SLAPP against Greenpeace Italy, Greenpeace Netherlands, and ReCommon. Today, the CASE Coalition officially recognises the lawsuit as a SLAPP, intended to silence organisations exposing ENI’s role in the climate crisis. Through…
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News Release

The People’s Choice Award: European SLAPP Contest 2025

VOTING CLOSED The European SLAPP Contest is back, exposing the worst offenders using legal threats to silence critics. On April 8th, we’ll announce the winners across five categories at our prize-giving event. Think one of the nominees deserves extra recognition for their dedication…
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News Release

CASE response to verdict in Energy Transfer’s SLAPP suit against Greenpeace

The Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) expresses its unwavering solidarity with Greenpeace International and Greenpeace USA following the recent jury verdict in North Dakota, which found Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US liable for over $660 million in damages related to their involvement in protests against the…
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Action

CASE Statement condemning Greek developer’s SLAPPs against Save Ios Association

The Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) condemns the ongoing lawsuits initiated by Angelos Michalopoulos and his companies and associates against Save Ios Association (SIA), a non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting the environment and cultural heritage of Ios Island, Greece.  These lawsuits, recognised by CASE as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public…
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