Category Archives: Mafias

[fr] La mafia capitale : la mafia romaine entre fascistes, politiciens et cooperatives

Posted on 2014/12/10 by Struggles in Italy

Il y a plusieurs points de départ pour commencer à raconter ce qui émerge des 37 arrestations et séquestrations menées par la police à Rome le 2 décembre dernier : on peut partir de la droite, de la gauche, de … Continue reading →

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[en] Capital Mafia: fascists, politicians, cooperatives and the Roman mob

Posted on 2014/12/05 by Struggles in Italy

There are many ways to begin the story of the 37 people arrested and the related police seizures which took place in Rome on 2 December. You can begin from the right, from the left, from the extreme poverty of … Continue reading →

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[en] Forconi: Pitchfork Protest 2

Posted on 2013/12/15 by Struggles in Italy

The new “pitchfork” protest – nationwide this time – was announced weeks ago but it still seems to have taken the whole country by surprise. It began on 9 December and is still going on today, the organizers declaring that … Continue reading →

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[fr] Le mouvement des “Forconi”: extrême droite ou révolte spontanée?

Posted on 2013/12/12 by Struggles in Italy

Depuis le 9 Décembre, des manifestations se sont produites dans des dizaines de villes italiennes pour dire “assez” au gouvernement Letta, pour demander que “tous les élus s’en aillent” et contre l’augmentation des impôts. L’appel à manifester a été lancé … Continue reading →

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[en] Greening Mafia: The Hands Over Wind Power

Posted on 2012/07/21 by Struggles in Italy

On July 13, 2012, the Italian Guardia di Finanza (a special police corp dealing with tax irregularities and financial crime) ordered the closure of a windpower plant in Isola Capo Rizzuto, a town in the province of Crotone, Calabria. The … Continue reading →

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[en] Sins of Maddalena

Posted on 2012/06/26 by Struggles in Italy

Sometime words aren’t enough, that’s why we translated this short documentary. We regard it as a good glance into the Notav struggle. It shows who they are, where they live, the aims and reasons of their opposition. It was shot by Manolo Luppichini, … Continue reading →

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