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Impunity. Medal of the President Mattarella to the Ossigeno conference

The Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, expressed his appreciation to the conference organized today in the Senate, by “Ossigeno per l’Informazione” in order to celebrate the “International Day of the United Nations to put an end to the crimes against journalists”, awarding to the meeting the Medal of the President of the Republic, as his

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Defamation. The government data require a new law proposal

Press Conference by Ossigeno at the Chamber of Deputies: the dossier submitted with the unpublished figures on prosecutions and sentences for journalists “The draft law on defamation is not an appropriate response to a situation that the government itself describes for the first time with official data.” In this phrase by Alberto Spampinato, director of

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Hungary: Opposition newspaper closed, then sold

by Sami Mawed Nepszabadsag, one of the main political opposition newspapers in Hungary, has been sold just two weeks after its publication was unexpectedly suspended. The actions have left Hungarians in fear for the future of press freedom in the country. Nepszabadsag - front page of the first issue from 2 November 1956 The left-leaning, traditional Nepszabadsag is also one of the largest-selling newspapers in Hungary. Opimus Press, the buyer of its parent company, has been linked to Lorinc Meszaros - a close friend of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. On 7 October, employees at Nepszabadsag's headquarters had each…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

The risk of prison in the debate with reporters and students

At the National Library over 300 appearances. Closing of the three-days initiative in Italy: tomorrow’s meeting will be in Brussels. Delivered the degree awards “Ossigeno – Mario Paolo Grego” The last day in Italy of the event organized by Ossigeno for the “World Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists”, was held on October

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Journalists assaulted, perpetrators unpunished: to the senate Ossigeno’s research

National and international guests discussed it the first of the initiatives for the International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists The Koch room of the Senate of the Republic has hosted the first of four days dedicated to Ossigeno per l’Informazione in honor of the “International Day, called by the UN, to end

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Bad News | Impunity. The gag to information. Dossier by Ossigeno per l’Informazione

Impunity. The gag to information. Dossier by Ossigeno Ossigeno per l’Informazione has published this dossier on the occasion of the initiatives that it promoted, together with the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) of Leipzig, within the pilot project that goes by the same name and supported by the European Commission, to celebrate

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Impunity. OSCE to Ossigeno: also in Europe we have problems

This is the video speech from the Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic at the international conference promoted from Ossigeno in Roma, Monday 24 October 2016 I sincerely thank you for inviting me to speak today, to commemorate this important event, the International Day to end Impunity against Journalists. I’m sorry I could

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Impunity. The gag to information. Dossier by Ossigeno

Ossigeno per l’Informazione has published this dossier on the occasion of the initiatives that it promoted, together with the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) of Leipzig, within the pilot project that goes by the same name and supported by the European Commission, to celebrate in Rome from October 24 to 26, 2016,

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Impunity. What is the gag of libel in Italy

This is the Alberto Spampinato speech at the conference “UN. Journalists assaulted, guilty unpunished”, promoted by oxygen, Monday, October 24, 2016 in the Senate, in Rome Press freedom is not enjoying good health, not even in the West, not even in those countries which almost 250 years ago created this right and made it one

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Turkey: censorship reaches Europe

A Kurdish television station based in Italy was blacked out at the request of the Turkish authorities. The reconstruction of the occurence

Source: Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News