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Car bomb attack on investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci rings alarm for media freedom in Italy - Article

OBCT joins the undersigned journalists and media freedom organisations in strongly condemning the car bomb attack on one of Italy’s leading investigative journalist and his family. We welcome the opening of an investigation by the Anti-Mafia Investigation Division and call for an urgent assessment of the effectiveness of the protective measures applied to the journalist

A call for to key EU member states to suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement - Article

OBCT joined other free expression organizations in addressing leaders in Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic, calling for the suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement

MFRR Summit - Safeguarding journalism, defending democracy - Reports

This year’s MFRR Summit feeds into EU Democracy Shield policy discussions and highlights journalism as vital democratic infrastructure. Drawing on MFRR’s monitoring, missions, and policy work, the event will explore five key pillars of media resilience: economic viability, safety, legal protection, AI governance, and implementation of safeguards

Safeguarding Media Independence in Italy: RAI, and the EMFA - HTML5 video

In this episode of the MFRR interview series, Sielke Kelner (OBCT) speaks with Renate Schroeder, Director of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), and Daniele Macheda, Secretary-General of USIGRai, the RAI journalists’ union, to explore growing concerns about the independence and integrity of Italy’s public service broadcaster, RAI.

EU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedom - Article

OBCT joins MFRR partners in responding to the publication of the European Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report, urging the EU to strengthen its commitment to media freedom and the protection of independent journalism

2025 Rule of Law Report – Country Chapter: Italy - Reports

The 2025 Rule of Law Report highlights both progress and persistent challenges in Italy's media landscape, including regulatory reforms and funding for public service media. Concerns remain over journalist safety, legal pressures, and stalled defamation law reform

Organisations across Europe take part in actions against SLAPPs as Greenpeace International brings a groundbreaking legal case - Article

OBCT joins free expression organisations for the European Day of Action against SLAPPs

SLAPP in Italy: Testimonies from Those Targeted by Legal Harassment Tuesday 10 June 2025 - Infographic

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 The annual report published by the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe - CASE - in December 2024, reveals that Italy was the European country with the highest number of SLAPP cases recorded in 2023 ... SLAPP, Italy ... SLAPP Italy ... In Italy, the systematic use of vexatious lawsuits (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – SLAPPs) and other forms of legal harassment aimed at silencing critical voices is a worrying ... SLAPP in Italy: Testimonies from Those Targeted by Legal Harassment

Europe at a crossroads: defending democracy depends on defending media freedom - Article

On World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners express solidarity with all journalists and media professionals who face threats, intimidation, and attacks for their work. In these challenging times of socio-political turmoil in Europe and beyond, public interest journalism is more crucial than ever, as journalists continue to work under increasing pressure. We call for decisive action by the European Union, its member states, and candidate countries to uphold and protect media freedom

Liberties' Media Freedom Report 2025 - Reports

The Media Freedom Report 2025 (Report) is the fourth annual report on media freedom in the European Union (EU) produced by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties). It is based on data and input from Liberties’ member and partner organisations and complements Liberties’ annual Rule of Law Report