Italy has approved a law declaring the 3rd of May in commemoration of journalists killed in the line of duty. The law as proposed by Senator Alberto Balboni of Fratelli d’Italia from the ruling coalition and was unanimously approved in parliament.
The Italian Prime Minister celebrated this decision and paid tribute to Italian journalists who were mostly killed for their work including Cosimo Cristina, Mauro De Mauro, Giovanni Spampinato, Peppino Impastato, Mario Francese, Giuseppe Fava, Mauro Rostagno, Beppe Alfano, Giancarlo Siani, Walter Tobagi, Ilaria Alpi e Miran Hrovatin, Marco Luchetta, Alessandro Saša Ota, Dario D’Angelo, Antonio Russo, Enzo Baldoni, Andrea Rocchelli, Maria Grazia Cutuli, Almerigo Grilz.
Despite her comments praising the work of journalists, the Italian Premier is known to be easily offended and has initiated up to five defamation lawsuits against journalists during her premiership. The lawsuits include a case against Giulia Cortese for mocking her height and comparing her to Mussolini, a lawsuit against Roberto Saviano for calling her a “bastard”, a lawsuit against Domani over an investigation that alleges she influenced procurement decisions during the Covid pandemic, and another lawsuit against Rula Jebreal after she was accused of labeling asylum seekers as criminals. Premier Meloni also sued Luciano Canfora for describing as her “a neo-nazi in soul” but she withdrew her complaint before the case appeared in court.
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