Italy: Thorough investigation required after arson attack on car…
The MFRR partners have expressed their condemnation of the recent arson attack on the car of freelance journalist Rossella Puccio in Palermo, Italy.
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Italy: Prosecutor issues seizure order for article published by…
Italian press freedom is seriously threatened by yet another attempt by a member of the current government to silence independent journalism.
Italy: Lawsuits against Saviano and Domani highlight wider SLAPP…
In recent weeks there has been much talk in Italy about a recently opened legal case against the journalist and writer Roberto Saviano, who is accused of defamation in a lawsuit filed in 2020 by Giorgia Meloni, the new prime minister. A description of a wider Italian SLAPP problem.
Italy: Prime Minister sues Domani newspaper for defamation
The undersigned organisations call for the lawsuit against the newspaper Domani to be dropped and for the Italian Parliament to adopt a comprehensive reform of defamation laws in Italy.
Italy: a call of support for Roberto Saviano, defendant…
Members of the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE), with the support of the coalition’s Italian group and Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), express solidarity with Roberto Saviano who attended the first hearing in the proceedings for aggravated defamation initiated against him by current Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Italy: Journalists brace for impact as Giorgia Meloni’s new…
Italy: Journalists brace for impact as Giorgia Meloni’s new government begins Questions over how new administration will handle press freedom challenges By IPI contributor Christian Elia “On World Press Freedom Day my thanks go to the many journalists who fight for the truth. We will always be at their side against all forms of censorship
Italy: Concern about prosecutor’s demand for prison sentence for…
The undersigned media freedom and journalist associations today express shared concern over an Italian prosecutor’s request for a six-month prison sentence in a case of defamation through the press involving three journalists.
Italy: Concern after authorities search Rai 3 editorial office…
The partner organisations of the MFRR have expressed serious concern over the searches carried out by police at the offices of Rai 3’s investigative programme ‘Report’.
Who is afraid of journalists? The MFRR Italy Mission…
On 11 May, partners of the MFRR launched the report of its fact-finding mission to Italy during a live event with journalists and media freedom stakeholders.
MFRR to hold press freedom mission to Italy
From 4 to 6 April, representatives of all partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will be in Italy for a fact-finding mission focused on two main topics: safety of journalists and state protection measures on one side, and SLAPPs against journalists and the need for comprehensive legislative reforms of the framework of defamation and media freedom on the other.
