Greece: SLAPP award winner Grigoris Dimitriadis urged to drop defamation lawsuit
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined partner media freedom and journalist organisations in writing to Grigoris Dimitriadis, the former general secretary of the office of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, about SLAPP lawsuits he filed against investigative media and journalists. RE: Letter from international press freedom organisations 21 October 2022 Dear Grigoris Dimitriadis, The undersigned international media freedom and journalists organisations are writing to you to express our shared concern about defamation claims filed against investigative journalists and media outlets following your resignation from the role of general secretary in the office of the Greek Prime Minister in…