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[en] Victory – albeit limited – at San Raffaele hospital

Posted on 2013/05/18 by

After months of difficult struggle – in which workers blocked major roads, occupied rooftops and fought with police – an agreement has been reached at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital. The agreement was reached with unions early on the morning of … Continue reading →

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[en] New Italians, Old Racists: the Current Italian Debate on Citizenship Laws.

Posted on 2013/05/15 by

A country at the crossroads There are over 60 million people of Italian background across the world, estimates say (Source: Radio Svizzera Italiana). They are the descendants of the 24 million people who left the country between 1890 and 1950, … Continue reading →

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[en] Berlusconi calls for supporters, attracts thousands of protesters instead.

Posted on 2013/05/14 by

Berlusconi has a love-hate relationship with the piazzas – or squares – of Italy. He hates them when they are full of his opponents, as happened in 2001 during the anti-G8 protests in Genoa, less than two months after the … Continue reading →

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[en] Pope embraces the No Choice March in Rome

Posted on 2013/05/13 by

Straight into the arms of Francis I, the new Pope: the pro-life march held in Rome on May 12 (Mother’s Day) couldn’t have asked for a better ending. For the third year running, shouting slogans like “Abortion is murder”, thousands … Continue reading →

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[fr] Police et néofascistes attaquent étudiants à Naples (video)

Posted on 2013/05/13 by

Un rassemblement d’étudiants a été brutalment chargé par la police à Naples mardi matin (7 mai 2013). Les images de l’attaque sont devenues virales immédiatement, diffusées autant par les médias principaux (nationaux) que par les médias independants de La Repubblica … Continue reading →

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[en] Not Jolly: Genoa dock workers protest after the disaster

Posted on 2013/05/10 by

Two workers are still missing and seven were found dead at the Port of Genoa, after the Jolly Nero, a cargo ship, hit the pilots’ control tower on the night of Tuesday May 7. The city is in mourning. There … Continue reading →

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[en] ExCuem bookshop eviction in Milan

Posted on 2013/05/10 by

Ex Cuem was founded by a group of students at the University Statale di Milano. They reopened the CUEM, an independent 40 year-old bookshop that went bankrupt in October 2011 due to debt and false accounting, closing its 150m2 premises. … Continue reading →

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[en] Strikes and scuffles in Milan to defend public healthcare

Posted on 2013/05/09 by

Health workers across the Lombardia region took part in a 24-hour strike on Wednesday 8th May, as part of the ongoing struggle against 244 redundancies at San Raffaele Hospital. Already, 66 workers have been served with redundancy letters, effective immediately. … Continue reading →

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[en] Cargo ship destroys building at the Port of Genoa: 7 dead

Posted on 2013/05/08 by

During the night of Tuesday May 7 the cargo ship Jolly Nero hit a pilots’ tower at the Port of Genoa. A 55 meter-high building collapsed, burying 14 workers: 7 have been found dead, 4 are injured and 3 are … Continue reading →

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[en] Neo-fascists and police attack students in Naples (video)

Posted on 2013/05/08 by

A rally of students was brutally charged by the police in Naples on Tuesday morning. The images of the attack went viral immediately, shared both on mainstream and independent media, from Repubblica to youreporter.it.   Surprisingly, almost all sources unanimously … Continue reading →

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