
Sicily. Judge dismisses mayor’s lawsuit for libel against 2 reporters
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They did not defame the mayor for having linked his name to that of an arrested public administrator who had been appointed by him

On trial attacker of a journalist during anti-vaccination protest
Gianpaolo Sarti was injured in Trieste and had a 7-day recovery period from the consequences of the attack

Sentenced for 6 months the threatener of a journalist
He wished Paolo Borrometi , through social media, to have a horrid end, showing himself with a rifle

In Italy 384 journalists threatened in 2021, Ossigeno observatory lists them
Ossigeno's annual data on intimidation of journalists and bloggers…

Covid: the man who attacked the photographer in Sacile identified and reported
He was recognized through the recordings of video surveillance cameras. He kicked reporter during a green pass protest

Potenza. The trial for an arson attack on a journalist’s home begins after four years
They are between 15 persons identified following a 2019 investigation by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate against the Schettino mafia clan, operating around Matera

Bologna. 8 years to confirm the sentence of 11 attackers of the journalist Barbetti
The reporter suffered a fractured elbow. He was attacked by hoodlums while covering for a daily the Lega leader Matteo Salvini's visit to a camp of nomads

Italy. Dismissed a lawsuit by a former MP against journalist under escort
The investigating judge of Ragusa will not proceed with the alleged libel charge - The Italian Supreme Court confirms the ruling of the Court of Appeal of Catania

Council of Europe alert about the Italian reporter sued by a prosecuting magistrate
EFJ and IFJ unions documented 2 lawsuits against Lorenzo Tondo (The Guardian) on the Council of Europe’s platform, deeming them intimidating - Legal Aid from Ossigeno

Calabria. Videos of the assault on Angela Caponnetto acquired as evidence at the trial
In 2017 journalists and cameramen were threatened while they were reporting on the infiltration of organized crime in the management of a centre for migrants
