European Federation of Journalists says Berlusconi ‘putting press freedom to the sword with legal vendetta against media’
September 1st, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Legal, Media releases
Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi ‘has stepped over a line by trying to stifle embarrassing but legitimate journalism at both home and abroad,’ the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the regional group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has said in a statement:
“On 28 August, Mr. Berlusconi sued the daily La Repubblica simply for having publicly asked him ten questions. At the same time, the daily Il Giornale owned by the Berlusconi family is attacking the catholic paper Avvenire. Moreover, Mr. Berlusconi is suing French weekly Le Nouvel Observateur, and reports say his lawyers are looking into the possibility to sue British papers – including the ones owned by his former ‘friend’ Rupert Murdoch.”
Tags: Avvenire, EFJ, European Federation of Journalists, ifj, Il Giornale, International Federation of Journalists, la repubblica, Le Nouvel Observateur, silvio berlusconi
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