The Resource Centre on Media Freedom in Europe (RC) is managed by OBC Transeuropa (OBCT) within the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), a consortium of six partners tracking, monitoring and reacting to violations of press and media freedom in EU Member States and Candidate Countries.

Our platform offers access to a collection of analysis and background material exploring media freedom and pluralism in Europe, and it also helps contextualise alerts issued on the Mapping Media Freedom.
 

Resources

E io ti querelo. Una storia della libertà di espressione in dieci processi

"E io ti querelo. Una storia della libertà di espressione in dieci processi" is a book written by Caterina Malavenda and published by Marsilio in 2025, presenting a compelling account of media freedom in contemporary Italy through ten landmark legal cases. Malavenda, a Cassation lawyer specializing in media law, chronicles her career defending journalists and major news outlets in defamation proceedings since moving to Milan in the 1980s. Through vivid courtroom narratives, Malavenda illustrates how defamation lawsuits make it difficult for journalists to emerge unscathed, ultimately reflecting on the state of media freedom and democratic health in Italy.

Multimedia

Safeguarding Media Independence in Italy: RAI, and the EMFA
SLAPP in Italy: Testimonies from Those Targeted by Legal Harassment

Dossiers

New forms of abusive lawsuits and the (lacking) response of States to anti-SLAPP measures 

Our research on surveillance and its impact on the work of journalists all over Europe 

A collection of OBCT analyses focused on the Rule of Law Reports and their implementation

News

Steadfast support for Massimo Moratti, MFRR researcher, as he is facing an expulsion order from Serbian authorities
Albania: Social media platforms must protect media and public-interest accounts from coordinated manipulation
Malta: MFRR laments major setback after acquittal in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder trial
Albania: Cumulative pressure on media freedom and civic space demands urgent action
SLAPPs in Moldova: Lessons from investigative media outlet Cu Sens

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