Tag Archive for: Libel

Ossigeno’s legal aid to a writer sued and then acquitted

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For legal fees incurred in defending himself against a libel suit in connection with the publication of a book about wolves

True victim of reckless lawsuits is pluralism of ideas, says Mennella (Ossigeno)

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The price is paid by the citizen deprived of a right. The Secretary of the Ossigeno Observatory: the defamation bill has been held up in the Senate for years

In 7 years over 60 reporters defended for free by Ossigeno, says the lawyer Di Pietro

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The coordinator of Ossigeno’s legal department takes stock and mentions some cases. Support in the trials with the help of Media Defence, an English NGO

Legal assistance. Two reporters defended by Osssigeno acquitted after 6 year

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Lorenzo Bagnoli and Lorenzo Bodrero published an article on the activities of the plaintiff in the diplomatic and entrepreneurial fields

Gagging lawsuits. EU awakens member states with a Directive

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New rules are dedicated to Daphne Caruana Galizia - Commissioner Jourová recommends the use of the civil code to regulate defamation

Italy. Ossigeno legal aid to the monthly sued for €250.000 damages

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A waste-disposal company consider itself defamed by the publication of an article describing the progress of a tender launched by the Municipality

Italy. Dismissed a lawsuit by a former MP against journalist under escort

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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

Too many SLAPPs. Ossigeno shares the alarm raised by the Calabrian media

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This interview was published on March 2, 2022 by Corriere della Calabria, one of the newspapers that on February 25, 2022 signed the collective appeal "Alarm for the free media"

Too many SLAPPs in Calabria. Public alarm from media and journalists

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The collective document "Attack on the free media" signed by local newspapers, the professional order and the journalists' union, raises an alarm without precedents in Italy

SLAPPs. Thoughts of a freealance reporter acquitted after a 7 years trial for libel

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Whenever we are attacked with spurious lawsuits, we reporters who respect truth and professional ethics should be systematically helped to defend ourselves in court