The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has postponed a hearing on a complaint by an Italian TV broadcaster which argued that the Italian government had breached its rights by not allowing the station to take to the airwaves. The Court announced on 12 May that a public hearing in Centro Europa 7 S.R.L. v. […]

Three Italian journalists have been handed prison sentences for defamation by a court in Chieti, Central Italy, in connection with a series of articles published in 2007 about an alleged investigation into the mayor of Sulmona, a nearby city, by the Financial Crime Investigation Unit (Guardia di Finanza), an Italian police force directly under the […]

IPI Press Freedom Adviser for Africa and the Middle East Naomi Hunt is speaking at the  Oviedo Press Association World Press Freedom Day Event in Oviedo, Spain, on threats facing press freedom in the Middle East. Her speech is below. Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen.  Thank you very much to the Press Club of Oviedo […]

(Versione italiana in calce) The International Press Institute (IPI) has recently concluded a three-day follow-up visit to Italy, ending Thursday, where it examined potential challenges to the pluralism of Italy’s audiovisual sector resulting from the country’s digital switchover. IPI suggested that pluralism may be bolstered by the switchover, if the value of pluralism is taken […]