Supreme Court cancels prison for journalist
Fabio Buonofiglio (Other Pages) had been sentenced to 3 months in prison for an article in 2011. For the Supreme Court the penalty was disproportionate
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Imprisonment for libel: the Constitutional Court given the responsibility
From the Court of Salerno at the request of the Campania union of journalists in a trial of chief editor and collaborator of the newspaper “Roma” of Naples It will be the Constitutional Court that establishes whether imprisonment for persons convicted for libel is a legitimate measure. This was decided by the court of Salerno […]
May 10th Di Pietro: the law regarding imprisonment is being examined by the Court
Ossigeno’s lawyer pointed out that in Italy press freedom is still a facade. “When we ask ourselves if freedom of the press exists in Italy, we must say no. It is a façade of freedom, purely imaginary. How can you feel free when threats come from crime, from legal actions and even from legislation? “. […]
May 10th Mennella: imprisonment for journalists removed in Burkina Faso and Liberia but not in Italy
The secretary of Ossigeno emphasized in a hearing in the Italian Senate that small businesses must be protected. “No to € 50,000 fines” “Burkina Faso and Liberia have abolished prison for journalists: Italy has been trying to do so since 2001 without success”. This was stated by the secretary of Ossigeno per le Informazione (Oxygen […]
In Sicily every year there are 10 years of prison sentences for defamation
Data on the outcome of trials in the courts of Sicily presented in Palermo on December 13th 2018 by Ossigeno on the tenth anniversary of its foundation. Each year, the Sicilian courts impose sentences of imprisonment for a total of 10 years and six months on defendants (mainly journalists) for libel in print . They […]
Ragusa: for having posted a threatening comment about Paolo Borrometi on Facebook the court of Ragusa has sentenced the individual to four months in prison
Three years after the event, the court of Ragusa has, in a shortened process, sentenced Giovanni Giacchi to four months in prison for serious threats regarding the journalist Paolo Borrometi, editor of LaSpia.it
In prison for libel. The journalists at risk are in the thousands
They are those with a suspended sentence on condition that they do not suffer another one. The “chilling effect” that weighs above all on editors-in-chief
Prison for libel. In Sicily a journalist jail sentenced goes to social services
Graziella Lombardo, former editor in chief of Centonove, was sentenced to 4 months in prison together with Alessandra Serio, author of the article. Three other jail sentences could become applied too
Taranto. Threatened a reporter. Sentenced to 20 months of prison
It is the penalty, without suspension, that Michele Cagnazzo will have to serve due to the aggravated threats to the detriment of the journalist Alessandra Macchitella, collaborator of the Nuovo Quotidiano di Puglia.
Italy. Also the next legislature will end without abolishing prison penalties?
Ossigeno will be signalling those candidates who will commit to abolish the provision on defamation allowing judges to condemn journalists up to 6-year imprisonment