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
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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
Orban denies buying villa in Italy and threatens to sue Italian newspaper that claims so
9 jun 2025 – The story was picked up by Budapest media, the Hungarian Prime Minister denied it, calling it fake news. The newspaper backed up its story
Italy. Journalist refuses criminal decree conviction of libel and opts to go on trial
7 jun 2025 – Nazareno Dinoi, during the pandemic, criticized those who allegedly “jumped the queue” to get vaccinated against Covid before others
In Italy. Journalist not under investigation wiretapped. ECHR inquiries
6 jun 2025 – After the reporter Nancy Porsia denounced to the European Court a violation of her rights to freedom of expression protected by the Convention
Italy. Four policemen that beat a journalist sentenced to one year’s imprisonment
6 jun 2025 – For personal injury caused by negligence – Six years after the beating, the appeal trial was retried at the request of the Court of Cassation
Italy. 4 criminal complaints from a public company against a newspaper
5 jun 2025 – After the publication of articles on lack of trasparency – Why Ossigeno and Media Defence pay the costs of legal assistance for 2 journalists
French reporter on trial in Italy for damage together with protesters he was filming
4th jun 2025 – He was documenting an animal group protest that blocked a sheep slaughterhouse – Ossigeno and Media Defence provide him legal assistance