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
To the detriment of journalists and bloggers, identified by Ossigeno per l’Informazione that reported them to the authorities.
The journalist Matteo Mohorovicich and an operator were making a report on pollution at Rosà. A formal complaint has been made. On the morning of Sunday 13thApril 2019, unknown persons cut the four tyres of the Rai company car, used by the journalist Matteo Mohorovicich and an operator. The two were making a journalistic report […]
Protective vigilance has been arranged by the Prefect of the province of Avellino for the journalist Barbara Ciarcia, correspondent of “Il Mattino”. The Committee for the Order and Public Security of Avellino, on the proposal of the Prefect, has decided on Thursday the 11thApril 2019 to assign protection (a vigilance) to Barbara Ciarcia, journalist, correspondent of Il Mattino, […]
Giovanni Taormina had just interviewed a “repentant”of the “ndrangheheta and he has now been given “dynamic vigilance” protection. On the 12thApril 2019, the Udine Committee for Public Order and Security issued a protection measure (dynamic surveillance) for the journalist Giovanni Taormina, who works for the TgR RAI regional news service of Friuli Venezia Giulia. (see here) The […]
Valentino Gonzato (Il Giornale di Vicenza) was documenting the deterioration of the area after complaints from residents. The security committee has been convened to intensify on-the-spot checks Valentino Gonzato, a black journalist and editor of the Giornale di Vicenza, on the morning of the 2nd April 2019, around noon, was jostled and insulted by a group of […]
The prosecutor has already proposed dismissing the case. The case concerns disputed articles according to which the political leader asked migrants in for documents. The lawsuit for libel filed in 2018 by the local secretary of the Lega party, Nicola Lodi, against the online newspaper estense.com for the content of some articles, published in April 2018, […]