The protection follows the decision of the Prefecture after the threats from the “Muslim Brothers of the South” group, which warned the reporter not to return to Sudan. From March 27th 2019 a police patrol will pass three times a day in front of the Roman residence of the freelance journalist Antonella Napoli to make […]
Donato Ungaro was also a journalist who was unfairly dismissed. He sued those who wanted to smear him, won his case and he will be financially compensated. The journalist Donato Ungaro, a former traffic warden in the Municipality of Brescello (Reggio Emilia) told Ossigeno per l’Informazione that he had formally complained of serious libel against […]
Maria Fedota is the chief editor of Cronache Lucane. The newspaper had been subjected to criticism on social media and during the rallies for the regional elections of March 24th 2019. In Potenza, in the night between the 9th and the 10th March 2019, unknown persons damaged the car of journalist Maria Fedota, chief editor […]
They fear retaliation or being arrested at the end of the hearing, even if the Court has ruled it out. Some of the witnesses are still soldiers engaged in war zones. This report by Giacomo Bertoni was produced by Ossigeno per l’informazione in collaboration with La Provincia Pavese, National Union of Italian Journalists and the […]
The banner was displayed outside the football stadium and signed by far-right groups. Berizzi reported it on Twitter. The parliamentarian Fiano was also insulted. Yet again far-right groups have directed a threat at Paolo Berizzi, the journalist of La Repubblica who lives with police protection (read here). Fifteen days after the threatening sign was hung […]
15 more fact-checked threats – Marilù is a reporter at high risk, RWB says – In Belgium a new NGO follows on the footsteps of Ossigeno – More legal help for those sued = Legal help: An Oxygen bonus for those sued = In Belgium, Xpress follows in the footsteps of Ossigeno = Ossigeno has […]
Between February 21st and March 15th 2019 in Calabria, Lombardy, Veneto, Sicily. Read below the names of the reporters targeted and the details of each episode. “Oxygen for Information” maintains that the episodes described below represent unjustifiable violations of freedom of expression and of the press. These 15 journalists and media operators directly affected were […]
“Okkio al Kranio” (look out for your skull) was written on a sign signed by the Militia group. The journalist of La Repubblica has been under police guard since February 2019. On the 7th March 2019, in Milan, a poster containing threats against the journalist of La Repubblica, Paolo Berizzi, was put up on the […]
In Zingonia, in the province of Bergamo, the correspondent Vittorio Brumotti was documenting the degrading scene. The police intervened. On March 3rd 2019, some people threw stones and other objects at the Striscia la Notizia correspondent, Vittorio Brumotti, and his team. It happened in the Municipality of Ciserano, in the province of Bergamo, in the […]
A statement by the head of the European desk of RSF urges the intervention of the Provincial Committee for Public Order and Security On the 14th March 2019 Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) urged the Italian authorities to provide a higher level of protection to the journalist Marilù Mastrogiovanni (read here) confirming a measure anticipated by […]