Better protection against SLAPPs in the Netherlands: targets get their legal costs reimbursed and the threshold to start a SLAPP case becomes higher

This month Free Press Unlimited offered a petition to the Dutch Parliament calling for better protection of public watchdogs against legal intimidation. Free Press Unlimited (FPU), partner within the MFRR coalition, has been pushing for better protection for several years and published a report already in 2024 on the increased legal pressure on Dutch journalists. […] The post Better protection…