On April 8, 2017, the International Press Institute (IPI) hosted a workshop at the 2017 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy on how to avoid legal trouble for defamation. The workshop was led by IPI Director of Press Freedom Programmes Scott Griffen, together with Fulvio Sarzana, an Italian lawyer with particular expertise on media, fundamental rights and the […]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today released a comparative study “Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region” finding that criminal law remains an instrument to excessively limit media freedom. Commissioned by the representative and conducted by International Press Institute (IPI) Director of Press […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern over draft Italian cyber bullying legislation that would allow purported victims to secure the removal of offensive content without judicial oversight. Under the bill, passed by the Chamber of Deputies last month, online service providers – including web sites, social media networks and instant messaging platforms – […]

A lawyer for the Italian town of Amatrice, where nearly 300 people died in an earthquake in August, announced last week that the town would file criminal defamation charges against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Earlier this month the magazine “commented” on the earthquake with two cartoons, the first of which crudely depicted victims […]