Italy. Settlement closes lawsuit for error without defamatory intent
29 Sep 2025 – Ossigeno Desk provided free legal aid to journalist and chief editor of PalermoLive – The case arose from a story about a tragic road accident
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Italy. Lawsuits: Freelancer abandoned by his newspaper. Assisted by Ossigeno
24 sep 2025 – The Case of Journalist Giuseppe Spallino – Il Giornale di Sicilia has published his articles but is not paying his legal defence costs
Italy. Sued and acquitted after 6 years. Ossigeno helps him cover the costs
19 sep 2025 -Journalist Carlo Ruocco recounts his lengthy trial, reflecting on the risks of working without a publisher’s indemnity
Lawsuits. Ossigeno supports journalist’s appeal against criminal decree conviction
4 aug 2025 – Nazareno Dinoi has received financial support from Ossigeno’s Legal Aid Desk, which operates in collaboration with Media Defence
Italy. A landmark ruling: threats to journalists disrupt a public service
5 jul 2025 – The Foggia sentence – Lawyer Di Pietro: a step forward for the protection of journalists and for the safeguarding of press freedom
Bergamo. Sentenced the man who threatened journalist under police protection
4 jul 2025 – 22 months in prison with no suspended sentence due to previous convictions and €10,000 compensation to pay
Italy. Avezzano’s mayor refrains from suing journalist after clarification
3 jul 2025 – Claudio Abruzzo acknowledged that certain terms he used misled readers – The disproportionate power between plaintiff and defendant
Italy. Insults and lawsuits during the municipal election campaign
26 jun 2025 – In Monfalcone candidate refused to speak with a journalist because she is a woman – The former mayor threatened to sue another reporter
Italy. Two of hundreds SLAPPs against two journalists dismissed after years
23 jun 2025 – A defamation lawsuit against Giusi Cavallo and Michele Finizio as well as an acquittal of an unfounded accusation from 2018
Palermo. A judge’s lawsuit against The Guardian’s reporter end without conviction
14 jun 2025 – This is a judgement of Solomon in the best sense of the word for Ossigeno that assisted the reporter, together with Media Defence