Italy. Ossigeno legal aid to the monthly sued for €250.000 damages
A waste-disposal company consider itself defamed by the publication of an article describing the progress of a tender launched by the Municipality
Entries by Alberto Spampinato
Legal assistance by Ossigeno to two reporters sued for 250.000 € compensation
By a waste disposal management company considered itself defamed by an article describing the conduct of a tender launched by the Municipality
Libel. Thoughts and troubles by a freelance journalist who has been sued
Every year thousands of reporters find themselves needing to appoint a lawyer without publisher’s legal aid – How do they cope? – What goes on in their mind?
Information and rule of the law in Italy. List of the unresolved issues
An extract from this report was sent to experts of the European Commission for the drafting of the EU Rule of Law Report 2022
Acquitted! Who pay legal fees for author of published articles sued for libel?
In Italy the indemnity of the company in favour of journalists is rarely applied – How to invoke it and make it always applicable – The case of Vanessa Valvo acquitted after 7 years
SLAPPS. After 7 years a freelance journalist defended by Ossigeno is acquitted
Vanessa Valvo was sued by a parish priest who eventually withdrew the lawsuit – The reference to Mafia Capitale scandal – Publishers, indemnity and legal fees
Italy. The “minefield” in which journalists work is illuminated by a small episode
The dismissal of a lawsuit for libel against a reporter sued by the Mayor shows the tide of intimidatory lawsuits not mentioned by the official statistics
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
Ossigeno defends journalist sued for a book on the Ustica airline disastrer
Paolo Cucchiarelli has reconstructed also the misdirection regarding the massacres in Piazza Fontana and the Bologna railway station bombing and indicated a fresh line of inquiry
Andrea Rocchelli and his city. “These memories are a heritage to cultivate”
The president of Ossigeno explains why the Observatory on Threatened Journalists has assembled in a video the testimonies of those who met the photo reporter killed in Ukraine in 2014