The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the apparent attempted bombing of an Italian newspaper’s offices this week. La Stampa’s offices in Turin received a package containing a cloth compact disc carrier with explosive powder, cables and a detonator inside. The device did not explode when opened Tuesday, but investigators reportedly said it was capable […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the abduction of four Italian journalists in Syria and demanded their immediate release, as well as the release of three other journalists currently believed to be detained in Syria. On Friday, Italy’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that four Italian journalists had been abducted during the previous night in northern […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Italy to decriminalise defamation after the country’s Senate rejected a measure that would have retained imprisonment as a possible penalty for the offence. The Senate’s 123-29 vote yesterday reversed its approval earlier this month of an amendment to existing law that would have seen journalists convicted of libel […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern over proposed amendments to Italy’s defamation law, the latest of which includes imprisonment as a possible penalty for criminal libel. Parliament has been considering changes to Italian defamation law since Italy’s highest tribunal last month upheld Il Giornale editor Alessandro Sallusti’s conviction and 14-month prison sentence for […]