Tag Archive for: slapps

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

SLAPPS. After 7 years a freelance journalist defended by Ossigeno is acquitted

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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

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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

Prosecutors and journalists discuss how to end impunity in Syracuse, Italy

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What most suitable new tools to stop intimidation against media operators were proposed, on November 3,during the meeting organized by Ossigeno. and UNESCO

Council of Europe alert about the Italian reporter sued by a prosecuting magistrate

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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

L’Aquila. Former councilor sue journalist and mayor, General Prosecutor dismisses case

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The plaintiff claimed that a post by the Municipality and an article of “Il Messaggero” to be slanderous and defamatory. The judge ruled the accusations “unfounded”