Speakers

Nik Williams

Campaigns and Policy Officer, Index on Censorship

Nik Williams is a media freedom and free expression advocate based in Glasgow, who currently contributes to Index on Censorship‘s work on SLAPPs, digital rights and transnational repression. He is the co-chair of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition and the convenor of the Scottish Anti-SLAPP Working Group. At ECPMF, he coordinated the inaugural year of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), which responds to violations of media freedom in Europe. Previously, Nik led Scottish PEN’s campaigning and advocacy, focusing on defamation reform, free expression, digital rights and surveillance policy. Nik is also the co-chair of the investigative journalism co-op, The Ferret.