The Municipal Council has appointed a lawyer. At the centre of the dispute are articles about a trial of the mayor, accused of illegal land sub-division. 20,000 euros damages have been demanded from a blogger On May 9th, 2019 the Sperlonga Town Council engaged a lawyer to pursue civil actions for damages, against the newspapers, […]
The reporter is Stefano Origone of “La Repubblica”who received injuries and fractures. He was struck by policemen during incidents caused by a group of protesters in the course of an anti-Fascist demonstration. The police department has apologised. On May 23rd in Genoa, the journalist Stefano Origone of La Repubblica was beaten by police officers, during […]
The trial against Concita De Gregorio (assisted by Ossigeno) and Marco Travaglio (Fatto Quotidiano) has been underway since 2008.
Gianni Baccellieri has a sports and current affairs program on Radio Antenna Febea. His car had already been damaged in 2018
Seven years of delays before the correctness of a satirical cartoon and an article are recognized. On January 18th 2019, the Court of Messina fully acquitted the Syracusan journalist Carmelo Maiorca, chief editor of the magazine of information and satire, “L ‘Isola dei Cani” published in Syracusa (Italy) for 34 years. The journalist, defended by […]
From the Court of Salerno at the request of the Campania union of journalists in a trial of chief editor and collaborator of the newspaper “Roma” of Naples It will be the Constitutional Court that establishes whether imprisonment for persons convicted for libel is a legitimate measure. This was decided by the court of Salerno […]
Ossigeno’s lawyer pointed out that in Italy press freedom is still a facade. “When we ask ourselves if freedom of the press exists in Italy, we must say no. It is a façade of freedom, purely imaginary. How can you feel free when threats come from crime, from legal actions and even from legislation? “. […]
The Italy Fact-finding Mission of ECPMF leaded by Ossigeno, on how and why reporting on organized crime or corruption it is so risky
The secretary of Ossigeno emphasized in a hearing in the Italian Senate that small businesses must be protected. “No to € 50,000 fines” “Burkina Faso and Liberia have abolished prison for journalists: Italy has been trying to do so since 2001 without success”. This was stated by the secretary of Ossigeno per le Informazione (Oxygen […]
25 more journalists threatened in Italy from 5th to 19th April -The World Press Freedom Day celebration in Rome – The Italian example on protection of reporters