21 May 2024 Library Italy: Media freedom coalition sounds the alarm on political meddling and legal threats to journalismMedia Freedom coalition sounds the alarm on political meddling and legal threats to journalism Amid the forthcoming EU elections, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) was prompted to organise an…
08 May 2024 Library MFRR to conduct a mission to Italy amid worsening state of media freedom in the countryMFRR to conduct a mission to Italy amid worsening state of media freedom in the country The growing pressure on press freedom in Italy has prompted the Media Freedom Rapid…
03 May 2024 Library Press freedom in Italy: those in power are not to be criticisedPress freedom in Italy: those in power are not to be criticised In 2021, then opposition leader Giorgia Meloni sued Roberto Saviano for defamation. Last October, the Rome Criminal Court…
07 March 2024 Library Italy: MFRR partners strongly condemn investigation into Domani journalistsItaly: MFRR partners strongly condemn investigation into Domani journalists The undersigned media freedom and civil society organisations strongly condemn the investigation of three Domani journalists for allegedly receiving confidential documents from a public…
19 January 2024 Library Silencing Voices in Italy: The Erosion of Media FreedomSilencing Voices in Italy: The Erosion of Media Freedom Italy’s media is in crisis, battling legal onslaughts and facing a surge of censorship one year after the establishment of the…
15 November 2023 Library Italy: MFRR partners condemn summons of RAI presenter Sigfrido RanucciItaly: MFRR partners condemn summons of RAI presenter Sigfrido Ranucci In a collective statement released today, the partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) condemn the summoning of…
14 October 2023 Library Italy: Roberto Saviano’s conviction a major blow to free expressionItaly: Roberto Saviano’s conviction a major blow to free expression The undersigned international media freedom, free expression, and journalist organisations express shock over yesterday’s criminal conviction of writer and journalist…
28 June 2023 Library Italy: Support for Roberto Saviano in SLAPP case initiated by Giorgia MeloniItaly: Support for Roberto Saviano in SLAPP case initiated by Giorgia Meloni We, the undersigned international media freedom and journalists’ organisations, stand in solidarity with Roberto Saviano as he attended…
15 June 2023 Library Italy: International Media freedom groups raise alarm about RAI’s independenceItaly: International Media freedom groups raise alarm about RAI’s independence Following the recent resignation of the CEO and other major politically-influenced internal management changes at Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), the Italian…
06 April 2023 Library Italy: Thorough investigation required after arson attack on car of journalist Rossella PuccioItaly: Thorough investigation required after arson attack on car of journalist Rossella Puccio The partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today denounce the arson attack on the family…
10 March 2023 Library Italy: Prosecutor issues seizure order for article published by newspaper DomaniItaly: Prosecutor issues seizure order for article published by newspaper Domani The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) condemns the decision of the Italian prosecutor to issue a seizure order for Domani’s…
Italy: Lawsuits against Saviano and Domani highlight wider SLAPP problemItaly: Lawsuits against Saviano and Domani highlight wider SLAPP problem Ongoing litigation against media by new PM and Defence Minister raise media freedom concerns By IPI contibutor Christian Elia In recent weeks there has been much talk in Italy about a recently opened legal case against the journalist and writer…
