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Spotlight: Censorship Free Expression & the Law Italy

Italy's Interior Minister pursues criminal defamation suit against Roberto Saviano

Italy's Interior Minister pursues criminal defamation suit against Roberto Saviano

31 March 2019
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Roberto Saviano faces up to 6 years in jail if convicted of criminally defaming the far right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini; Salvini has previously threatened to remove police protection from the mafia-threatened journalist.

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Attacks Italy

Roberto Saviano and the unacceptable price of exposing corruption

Italian journalist Roberto Saviano has paid a high price for exposing organised crime in Naples. But, although he now lives a drastically restricted life, this has still not silenced his pen.

‎ IFEX‎14 March 2019

Attacks Italy

Sicilian mafia planned to murder organised crime reporter Paolo Borrometi

Police thwarted a planned attack against journalist Paolo Borrometi aimed at putting "a stop to his reporting.”

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)‎30 April 2018

Censorship Free Expression & the Law Italy

"Vatileaks" verdict: Journalists acquitted, priest found guilty

Vatican judges acquit journalists who published exposés on endemic corruption in the Holy See.

‎ International Publishers Association‎ 8 July 2016

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Italian journalists investigated over books exposing Vatican mismanagement

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Censorship Free Expression & the Law Italy 18 November 2015
Italy: LGBT activists accused of "disturbing the peace" for kissing during demonstration

‎ Human Rights Watch

Freedom of Assembly Free Expression & the Law Italy 27 October 2014
Italy's defamation law scrutinised as it awaits review by the Senate

‎ ARTICLE 19

Free Expression & the Law Italy 28 November 2013
79-year-old Italian editor given two-year jail term for libel

‎ International Press Institute

Attacks Italy 9 October 2013
Italian journalists handed jail terms for 'defaming' magistrate

‎ PEN International

Italy 3 June 2013
Anarchists and suspected mafia target Italian media

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Attacks Italy 1 May 2013
Italian newspaper receives explosive device

‎ International Press Institute

Attacks Italy 12 April 2013
Italian Senate rejects proposal to retain imprisonment for libel

‎ International Press Institute

Free Expression & the Law Italy 27 November 2012
Editor convicted in criminal libel case in Italy

‎ International Press Institute

Free Expression & the Law Italy 1 October 2012
Journalist, former newspaper director convicted in criminal defamation case in Italy

‎ ARTICLE 19

Free Expression & the Law Italy 8 August 2012
Investigative reporters, websites threatened once again by proposed "gag law"

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Italy 12 October 2011
Telecommunications agency poised to assume arbitrary Internet filtering powers

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Italy 7 July 2011
Perugia prosecutor files defamation lawsuit, shutters blog

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Italy 13 May 2011
Journalists threatened for reporting on murders

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Italy 21 April 2011
Italian journalist kidnapped and killed in Gaza

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Palestine Italy 20 April 2011
Digital switchover may not encourage pluralistic media landscape, IPI warns

‎ International Press Institute

Italy 19 April 2011
Prime minister interrupts talk show to insult host and guests

‎ International Press Institute

Italy 28 January 2011
Following mission, IPI launches press freedom report

‎ International Press Institute

Italy 23 December 2010
Media concentration in hands of Berlusconi "cause for concern," says IPI mission

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Italy 17 November 2010
Following press freedom mission to Italy, IPI highlights politicisation of the media

‎ International Press Institute

Italy 16 November 2010
Journalists strike back at gag law with silence and empty newsstands

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Italy 14 July 2010
Journalists furious over gag law

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Italy 16 June 2010
Senate approves restrictive wiretap law

‎ International Press Institute

Italy 11 June 2010
After high-profile corruption probe, draft bill "gagging" media due to go before senate

‎ International Press Institute

Italy 28 May 2010
Google conviction could lead to prior control over videos posted online, reports RSF

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Free Expression & the Law Italy 25 February 2010
IFJ condemns ban on political talk on Italian TV ahead of elections

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Italy 12 February 2010

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Freedom on the Net 2017: Italy

Amid growing scrutiny over surveillance software sales to government agencies and repressive regimes, Italy took some steps to limit the export of surveillance technologies to countries with poor human rights records

Freedom House 16 November 2017
Freedom of the Press 2017: Italy

Watchdogs raised alarm about a controversial cyberbullying bill that was approved by the House of Deputies in October, noting that its broad definitions and stiff penalties could be used to curb the exercise of free speech online.

Freedom House 28 April 2017
Freedom of the Press 2016: Italy

In December, lawmakers adopted a reform of the public broadcaster’s governance structure that was expected to reduce the influence of parliamentary parties.

Freedom House 23 April 2016

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