Il candidato dell’estrema destra sovranista George Simion ha vinto il primo turno delle elezioni presidenziali, conquistando in modo netto i favori dei romeni della numerosa diaspora. Cinque giovani italo-romeni ci raccontano quale futuro immaginano per la Romania

🚨 Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni is suing comedian Daniele Fabbri for calling her "stinky" and for satirical remarks made on a podcast 🤦

⚠️ The case bears all the hallmarks of a SLAPP and raises serious concerns for free speech

The CASE & @balcanicaucaso.org stand with Daniele

#StopSLAPPs

📢 "The Energy Transfer case against @greenpeace.org is among the most absurd, shameless, and transparently abusive SLAPPs we have encountered."

👀 Read the our response to the verdict in Energy Transfer’s SLAPP suit against Greenpeace 👉 www.the-case.eu/latest/case-...

Una riflessione sul ruolo dell’immigrazione nella società italiana e sull’importanza di una cittadinanza inclusiva e interculturale, con uno sguardo sul quartiere romano di Centocelle
buff.ly/9JjMTvT #migravoice

🚨 Internship Opportunity – SLAPP Monitoring in Italy 🚨

Are you a recent Master’s graduate interested in media freedom & human rights? Join OBCT for a paid internship focused on monitoring vexatious lawsuits (SLAPPs) in Italy.
📆 March 17 – July 30, 2025
Apply by February 28, 2025 📩

Media outlets including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America are being labelled as "enemies of the state" by #ElonMusk under #Trump's administration. Index's @martinbright.bsky.social writes on the irony of their position: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/02/elon...

💥 My colleagues' 56-minute documentary on Viktor Orbán's family enrichment is a huge success—2.2M views in a country of 9.7M. While Orbán’s propagandists smear us, we’re receiving unprecedented support and gratitude from our audience.

🎬Watch Direkt36's movie here: www.youtube.com/watc...

Romania’s President Resigns Amid Pressure from Right-Wing MPs

Klaus Iohannis quit on Monday in a surprise move, ahead of a debate initiated by right-wing parties in parliament on whether to suspend him, which he said risked deepening the current political crisis.
balkaninsight.com/2025/02/10/r...

Fighting for facts in the era of Trump and Musk

Today we stand by French journalist @arialavrilleux.bsky.social who's facing five years in prison and a 75,000€ fine for doing her job as a journalist.

She was summoned this morning with a view to a possible indictment for ‘appropriation and disclosure of a national defence secret’.

Nella giornata contro la corruzione, un’importante occasione di confronto per il contrasto alle #SLAPP. Grata a colleghe straordinarie di Amnesty Italia & The Good Lobby, con le quali abbiamo organizzato l’evento e ad Alberto Sofia del Fatto, per il sostegno www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2024/12/10/q...

Liberi di esprimersi liberi di informarsi
Un evento frutto dell’impegno condiviso di colleghe straordinarie insieme alle quali abbiamo organizzato questo incontro pubblico di CASE Italia dedicato alla sensibilizzazione sul tema delle #SLAPP

Lunedì 9/12 a Roma
www.balcanicaucaso.org/Appuntamenti...

CASE Italia stands strong in solidarity with Antonio Tricarico & ReCommon as they confront yet another attempt by ENI to silence their criticism on issues of public interest

www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Areas/It...

Last week, I presented OBCT and CASE Italia’s work at the 2024 Anti-SLAPP Conference in Strasbourg, alongside fantastic colleagues who always inspire me.
#StopSLAPPs #FreedomOfExpression