McLibel and the Golden Arches of Silence: When McDonald’s Sued Its Critics
How McDonald’s silenced over 45 UK media outlets and activists through libel threats—raising human rights concerns that even the current UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, once called “enormously important.” A look back at the 1997 McLibel trial and the fight for free speech.Click here to read more.
2025-05-12
3 min read
McPrisoners of Conscience – Full Article (1997) Used in ECtHR Case 50552/22 (V.L.C. v France)
Full-text reproduction of D. D. Guttenplan’s 1997 article “McPrisoners of Conscience”, originally published in Index on Censorship. Cited as key evidence in ECtHR Case 50552/22 (V.L.C. v France), concerning McDonald’s suppression of critics, whistleblowers, and victims, and the potential death penalty risk to the applicant’s family in China.Click here to read more.
1997-03-03
11 min read
