The sentence: € 200 fine for slapping a journalist

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This is the modest price attributed by a judge in Calabria for the attack on Paolo Orofino in 2014 while doing his job. Ossigeno comments on the outcome.

Cilento: lawsuits – 2 reporters acquitted after eight years

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The journalists are Maurizio Troccoli and Luigi Martino (giornaledelcilento.it ). For the Court of Vallo della Lucania "there is no evidence".

Ossigeno Media News Review – March 10th, 2020

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By Luciana Borsatti – Here is a brief review of some topics highlighted recently by NGO and international organizations for media freedom

Four policemen accused of beating up Stefano Origone

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The investigation into the attack of the 23rd May 2019 in Genoa during a rally by Casapound (an Italian neo-Fascist movement) has been concluded.

He offended the memory of the gang boss: initial verdict overturned

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On the 13th January 2020 the Palermo Court of Appeal found the journalist Rino Giacalone guilty of the crime of libel and sentenced him to pay a fine of 600 euro plus damages and court costs to civil parties, for an amount of about seven thousand euro.

In 2019 433 journalists threatened: 23% women, 24% in Lazio

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Ossigeno’s data on intimidation of Italian journalists and bloggers presented on December 28th 2019 by the Ordine dei Giornalisti (Order of Journalists) president Carlo Verna

Bari: Laera’s lawsuit against Mazzola dismissed

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After the attack in February 2018, the boss's wife sued the journalist for harassment and defamation

8 years in first instance to a journalist

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The case of Gabriele Carchidi, subjected to 179 penal trials (35 hearings in the last month) for libel and the draft bill to abolish imprisonment

Ukrainian Interior Minister disputes the verdict

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“We will appeal against the conviction of Vitaly Markiv because it is unfair and shameful”, said Arsen Avakov from Kiev.

How was the conviction of Vitaly Markiv arrived at?

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Over a year of court sessions - the opposing arguments - extenuating circumstances denied - the photojournalist’s family - the defence counsels.