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It was established by the Supreme Court. Also the daily La Repubblica was acquitted from having republished the article of the British weekly ROME, 28 FEBRUARY 2017 – It was rejected by the Supreme Court the appeal by Silvio Berlusconi against the British weekly The Economist for the article published on April 26, 2001 in
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
“I wrote the truth and was sued by the Mayor of Portovenere. Over two years of anguish and concerns” by Daniele Brunetti – I’m a blogger, author of the blog “Partigiano Civico”, through which I have always closely followed issues related to the environment and to unauthorized buildings in my community, in the province of
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
This was reported by the same newspaper. The mayor of Riola Sardo (Oristano province) and his predecessor did not like the articles by Sara Pinna. ODG and Assostampa protest On February 28, 2017 the website of Unione Sarda reported (see) that the mayor of Riola Sardo (in the province of Oristano), Domenico Ari, and his
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
Antonella Buscaglia criticized the celebrations for the death of the man held responsible for the massacre of Berlin. This was reported by ANSA. Among those charged, there is also Matteo Salvini The ANSA press agency reported on February 27, 2017 that Antonella Buscaglia, Municipal Councillor of Biella for the Five Star Movement, has sued for
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
Italy and Spain. Journalists under fire. Conference in Madrid It will be held on March 23 at the Universitad Complutense following an initiative by Ossigeno and Plataforma por la Defensa de la Libertard de Informacion Bologna. Sentenced to 26 years author of threats against journalist The Court of Bologna has acknowledged the responsibility for the
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
The document follows an international press freedom mission. It’s signed by AAC, IPI, Article 19, Swedish PEN, RSF, AEJ, ECPMF LEIPZIG March 7, 2017 – Following an international press freedom mission to Turkey on 7 February to 2 March 2017, six international free expression watchdog organisations express severe concern about media freedom and respect for human rights and
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
Civil Defamation and Media Freedom in Hungary – Trends and Challenges in Court Practice in Personality Rights Cases A study published by the International Press Institute’s (IPI) in the framework of its project on “The Abuse of Defamation Laws in Europe: Exposing and Addressing the Threat to Media Freedom and Pluralism” analyses current trends in civil
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
by Jane Whyatt
Imane Rachidi, a reporter focusing on Europe as well as the Middle East, is based in Spain and the Netherlands and works in Arab countries. For International Women's Day, she tells the ECPMF about her painful experiences with sexism from sources and the public alike.
Women experience considerably more abuse and threats of violence against them as journalists than men in the same profession. The ECPMF interviewed two female reporters who shed light on that fact. (Photo: public domain)
ECPMF: Please describe the gender-based violence and abuse that you have experienced as a result of your journalistic work, and…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Jane Whyatt
For International Women's Day, the ECPMF has interviewed journalist Alexandra Pascalidou. She is a Swede of Greek heritage, a victim of and relentless fighter against hate speech in Sweden.
Women experience considerably more abuse and threats of violence against them as journalists than men in the same profession. The ECPMF interviewed two female reporters who shed light on that fact. (Photo: public domain)
ECPMF: Please describe the gender-based violence and abuse that you have experienced as a result of your journalistic work, and cite examples.
Since I started my public career in TV, radio, press back in 1995, I’ve been…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Ana Ribeiro, Jonas Rusche and Jane Whyatt
Female journalists suffer a disproportionate amount of online abuse, hate speech and other harassment compared to their male colleagues. But this has only recently begun to be quantified.
Last year, The Guardian British daily published what it dubbed the first survey quantifying cyberhate against female journalists in online comments sections. Based on 70 million comments from Guardian readers, it showed that eight out of the 10 writers most abused were women – no matter the topic of their article.
The 2014 poll “A Global Picture” indicated hate speech against female journalists may be widespread.…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
