New UK sanctions rules to halt libel cases following Prigozhin case
The government is tightening its rules after openDemocracy revealed it helped a sanctioned warlord sue a journalist
Jim Fitzpatrick
Putin’s warlord planned new legal attack on BBC with UK government help
Yevgeny Prigozhin, who leads the notorious Wagner army, sought to attack the BBC two months before the Ukraine invasion
Лицензии для военного преступника: как британское правительство поддержало иск Евгения Пригожина против независимого журналиста
Расследование openDemocracy раскрыло детали иска о клевете, предъявленного Евгением Пригожиным основателю платформы Bellingcat Элиоту Хиггинсу в 2020 году. Пригожин действовал через лондонскую адвокатскую фирму, а британское правительство систематически и на всех этапах поддерживало иск военного п
Labour calls for probe into Treasury’s role in case against journalist
Rishi Sunak’s old department gave go-ahead for Yevgeny Prigozhin to circumvent sanctions and bring case in London
Revealed: UK government helped sanctioned Putin ally sue British journalist
UK Treasury, then under Rishi Sunak’s control, let Yevgeny Prigozhin circumvent sanctions to target Eliot Higgins
MPs slam top ‘lawfare’ firm for keeping finances secret
Exclusive: Carter-Ruck has been accused of harassing journalists for wealthy clients. But its profits remain secret
Revealed: Election watchdog’s stark warning to government over voter ID
Electoral Commission chair told ministers their plans are not ‘workable’ or ‘secure’. But the government ignored him