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When reciprocal accusations are combined together in one trial and all are acquitted
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Reflections on the criminal trial of the journalist Marilù Mastrogioavanni. Combining is legitimate but in some cases it is inappropriate and incomprehensible

Legal aid. Court dismisses libel charge to Marilù Mastrogiovanni sued by criminal complaint
The journalist had been sued for reporting contents of a revealing wiretap of contacts with the Sacra Corona Unita (a major Italian crime syndicate)

SLAPPs and threats. Ossigeno and the surprising data provided by CASE platform
Presented together with Vera Jourova, they minimize the phenomenon by showing episodes twenty times lower than those certified by Ossigeno

The mis-adventure of a sued journalist who believed he was protected by his publisher
Fabio Di Chio reconstructs his story so that other colleagues can learn from it. He received a cash contribution from Ossigeno and Media Defence

Defamation bill. The maxi-fines proposed by Senate are more punishing than prison
Amendments by various political parties propose to set the minimum fine (which is now € 516) at 10, 20 or 40 thousand euro

Threats to Marilù Mastrogiovanni. Judge postpones the decision about civil parties
He asks for more extensive evidence of the legitimate interest in pleading as injured parties in the trial which began in Lecce

Genoa. Bad start in trial for the aggression on one reporter by 4 policemen
The judge rejected the civil action of Ossigeno NGO, the trade union and the Order of Journalists. The comments. The story

A worrying no to NGO as civil parties at trial for the journalist hitten by policemen
A comment on the decision by the Genoa magistrate during the first hearing for the 2019 assault on the journalist Stefano Origone

Ossigeno provides legal defence to Italian reporter accused of violating privacy
In 2017 Mauro D'Agostino published the pay checks of the executives of a textile company that had laid off hundreds of employees

MLDI Annual Report. Threats to journalists are increasing in innovative ways
What the non-profit association, MLDI has done in 2019 to assist 329 journalists and media operators in 65 countries (in Italy with Ossigeno)