Tag Archives: Bologna

[en] An overview of Italy after PM Monti’s first six months

Posted on 2012/05/13 by

A strange and dramatic demonstration took place on 4 May in front of a tax office in Bologna, where a 58-year-old bricklayer burned himself to death on 28 March. Because the protest was organized by the wife of the deceased, … Continue reading →

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[en] Students protest against President Napolitano in Bologna

Posted on 2012/02/01 by

On Monday, the 30th of January, the University of Bologna has had a very special guest for the opening of the academic year, the Italian Head of State Giorgio Napolitano. Around 250 students and far-left activists protested against him for … Continue reading →

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[en] Repression against occupations in Bologna

Posted on 2011/11/17 by

Bologna’s warm autumn has begun with three new occupations started on the 11.11 but local government promptly repressed two of them, clearing the protesters out of two the Sabin highschool and the Arcobaleno cinema. In the morning of the 15.11 … Continue reading →

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[en] 11.11.11 protests in Bologna end with three occupations

Posted on 2011/11/14 by

The results of the 11.11.11 protest demonstrations in Bologna are something that the city had not seen in many years: three different new occupations now have born in the very centre of town, claiming for the right of the people … Continue reading →

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