05 August 2026 Statements Anti-SLAPP Directive in Italy: The Italian government’s proposal lacks ambition and dialogueOn 15 July, the European Commission sent Italy a letter of formal notice, the first step in infringement proceedings, for failing to transpose the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive by the 7…
13 July 2026 Country reports Italy: MFRR report highlights continuing media freedom backslidingOn 9-10 March 2026, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium conducted its third visit to Rome in five years. The MFRR mission found that Italy has continued on a…
17 April 2026 Statements Italy: Landmark ruling in press freedom caseThe Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium welcomes yesterday’s acquittal of writer and journalist Roberto Saviano in a case brought by current Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, setting…
11 March 2026 Advocacy missions Statements Italy: MFRR flags ongoing media freedom erosionMedia freedom in Italy has continued its overall downward trajectory in the past two years, amidst the car bomb attack on one of the country’s most famous journalists, new spyware…
19 February 2026 Advocacy missions Statements Italy: MFRR to conduct follow-up media freedom mission to RomeThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners will conduct an advocacy mission to Rome, Italy, on 9–10 March 2026 to assess key developments affecting press and media freedom in the…
29 October 2025 Statements Meloni’s Italy puts media freedom under pressure, regardless of EU rulesThis article is part of a series published by IPI and written by expert guest contributors from across Europe on different threats facing media freedom and independent journalism. The views…
17 October 2025 Statements Italy: Car bomb attack on investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci rings alarm for media freedom in the countryThe undersigned journalists and media freedom organisations strongly condemn the car bomb attack on one of Italy’s leading investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci and his family. We welcome the opening of…
18 February 2025 Library Statements Italy: Call for full transparency after Fanpage editor-in-chief surveilled with Graphite spywareItaly: Call for full transparency after Fanpage editor-in-chief surveilled with spyware The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is urging Italian authorities to shed full light on the recent surveillance of…
01 October 2024 Library Italy: Salvini’s video reignites debate over RAI independenceItaly: Salvini’s video reignites debate over RAI independence The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) backs concerns expressed over the editorial independence of Italian public broadcaster RAI. The MFRR further insists…
02 August 2024 Library Italy: MFRR calls for constructive dialogue on media freedom recommendationsItaly: MFRR calls for constructive dialogue on media freedom recommendations The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners stand in solidarity with journalists in Italy and call for an immediate end…
29 July 2024 Country reports Mission Report – Silencing the Fourth Estate: Italy’s Democratic DriftMedia freedom in Italy is under threat, with rising political interference and legal harassment of journalists. Ahead of the 2024 EU elections, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) conducted an…
Silencing the Fourth Estate: Italy’s democratic driftSilencing the Fourth Estate: Italy’s Democratic Drift 29 July, 14:00 CET.On July 29, Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) will host a webinar to mark the publication of the final report following the MFRR mission…
