It’s not new that the Italian oil giant Eni uses SLAPP lawsuits as a strategy to intimidate, silence, and punish those who dare to challenge its unethical actions.
In my fight — which has lasted nearly 24 years — to reclaim and restore my name, honor, and reputation, severely damaged by systematic reprisals from Eni, I currently face three SLAPP lawsuits: two in the civil sphere (filed in 2010 and 2017) and one in the criminal sphere (filed in 2022), in addition to the silence of the Board of Directors, there are corporate victimhood narratives, constant frustration of mediation procedures, proposals for amicable settlements, and refusals to conduct proper "due diligence".
Along this journey, many others have suffered — and continue to suffer — the fierce bites of the six-legged dog.
The most recent case is that of Antonio Tricarico, executive director of the Italian NGO ReCommon, who has become yet another target in Eni's growing list of "personae non gratae".
Unfortunately, the mainstream media — especially in Italy — remains silent in the face of these attacks on environmental defenders and whistleblowers like myself.
Why this silence? Eni holds an annual advertising budget worth millions of euros, powerful enough to keep many journalists and editors from publishing “negative stories” about major corporations, under pressure from the “owners of the global media”.
And this extends to social media, where algorithms limit the reach of posts that criticize large corporations like Eni.
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📎 Note B - Access to NEWS from The Guardian
