An inter-professional seminar was conducted with journalists and lawyers from North Macedonia to exchange ideas and increase the knowledge on “Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), comparative experiences and practice to recognize and prevent”.

Organised by the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) under the joint European Union and Council of Europe action on ‘Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media in North Macedonia‘, the seminar is a unique initiative to put journalist and lawyers on the same table to discuss the current situation and the future actions on lawsuits against public participation which aim to intimitade and financially drain the sued journalists or media. When initiated by politicians and holders of public offices, such lawsuits can cause fear and self - censorship of journalists, thus affecting the citizens' right to be informed.

This inter-professional seminar was organized under the action on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media in North Macedonia, and the joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe “Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”.

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