Rome, 30 April (LaPresse) – Italy has slipped from 49th to 56th place out of 180 in this year’s press freedom index published by Reporters Without Borders. “Press freedom in Italy continues to be threatened by mafia organisations, particularly in the south of the country, as well as by various violent extremist factions. Journalists also denounce attempts by politicians to obstruct the free flow of information on judicial matters through a ‘gag law’, which comes on top of the abusive legal actions (SLAPP suits) that are commonplace in the country,” the report states. Globally, according to RSF, press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in the last 25 years.
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