Italian journalists under police protection as threats rise across the country

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Italy has more journalists under police protection than any other European country, amid rising threats and intimidation against the profession. Efforts to implement European Union press-freedom protections have been slow.

Italy is the European country with the largest number of journalists under police protection. There, journalism is a profession particularly susceptible to threats and intimidation, but the European Union's measures to protect press freedom are slow to be implemented. FRANCE 24's team has more.