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

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

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

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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[en] Rome demonstration against Napolitano’s re-election. M5S fails first street test

Italy’s political and institutional crisis – occurring just as the worst economic recession in the Republic’s history has increased the percentage of the poor in the population to 15% – has raised the temperature of discontent. Giorgio Napolitano’s re-election to … Continue reading

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[en] 1000 demonstrate in Piacenza against ban for union organizer

Around 1000 people marched through the streets of Piacenza on April 6 to protest against the exclusion notice served on Aldo Milani, national coordinator of the radical union SI-COBAS. The notice bans Milani from the city of Piacenza for three … Continue reading

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[en] “No Longer Refugees, But Citizens:” Libyan Refugees Demonstrate in Reggio Emilia

On Sunday, December 16, a group of migrants fleeing Libya demonstrated in the streets of Reggio Emilia, the city where they are currently living. Several associations called for the rally, including Associations Città Migrante, GA3, Emergency Reggio Emilia and Laboratorio … Continue reading

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[en] FIOM strike and student demonstrations

The union FIOM (the metalworkers’ federation affiated to CGIL) held an eight-hour  general strike on December 5 (in Lombardy, Marche and Tuscany) and on December 6 (in all other regions of Italy) to protest against the separate agreement signed by … Continue reading

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[en] School and anti-fascist demonstrations, November 24

On November 24 2012, three different demonstrations took place in Rome and in other cities. In the morning, two separate rallies marched through the capital, both protesting against cuts in school budgets. The first was led by the COBAS union, … Continue reading

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[fr] Manifestations de solidarité avec le peuple de Gaza dans toute l’Italie

Les italiens se sont réunis à la vague de solidarité internationale envers le peuple de Gaza souffrant maintentant des conséquences des bombardements israeliens. Le 16 Novembre un sit-in spontané a été observé à Rome devant Palazzo Montecitorio, le batîment qui … Continue reading

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[en] Solidarity with the people of Gaza all over Italy

Italians have joined the international wave of solidarity with the people of Gaza, now suffering the consequences of the Israeli bombings. A spontaneous sit-in happened in Rome in front of Palazzo Montecitorio, the Chamber of the Deputies building, on November … Continue reading

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