Defending journalists against Mafia in Berlin, Madrid and Strasbourg
by Jane Whyatt, based on an article at the website of Ossigeno per l’informazioneECPMF’s Italian partner “Ossigeno per l’Informazione (O2)” is taking its fight against threats from the Mafia and other intimidations on tour around Europe.
Mafia? Nein, Danke!
O2 presented its method for monitoring threats and acts of intimidation at workshops in Berlin and Madrid. In Italy it has revealed the names of 2,900 journalists affected by this kind of abuse since the monitoring centre was founded in 2008. It was created by veteran political journalist Alberto Spampinato, after his own brother Giovanni was murdered by the Mafia because of…
