Tag Archives: fascism

[en] Political activist in coma after fascist violence in Cremona

Posted on 2015/01/20 by Struggles in Italy

On Sunday 28 January, around 6pm, a group of about 50 fascists (mostly from CasaPound) attacked activists from Cremona’s Dordoni social centre. The attack on seven or eight activists was launched by around ten people, and very soon bolstered by … Continue reading →

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[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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[fr] Attaque raciste contre un centre pour demandeurs d’asile à Rome

Posted on 2014/11/27 by Valentina

Les faits Les nuits du 10 et 11 novembre, un groupe de résidents italiens a attaqué un centre pour demandeurs d’asile à Tor Sapienza, une des banlieues de Rome. Les agresseurs, une centaine lors des deux nuits, dont quelques-uns au … Continue reading →

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[en] Racist attack on political asylum seekers’ centre in Rome and new project for Italian right

Posted on 2014/11/25 by Valentina

Facts and chronology On the nights of November 10 and 11 a group of Italian residents attacked a centre for political asylum seekers in Tor Sapienza, a suburban neighbourhood in Rome. The attackers, about 100 on both nights, some of … 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] Discrimination and hate crime: Italian Parliament says “Go For It!”

Posted on 2013/09/21 by Struggles in Italy

The new law, approved by the Italian Chamber of Deputies on 19 September 2013, has already been renamed “Saving Forza Nuova” – the neo-fascist party responsible for racist and homophobic attacks all over Italy – but it actually bears the … Continue reading →

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[en] Demo for the right to housing in Rome ends in clashes, one injured

Posted on 2013/07/03 by Struggles in Italy

A 20-year old young woman lying on the ground with her face covered in blood: this happened yesterday in Rome, when a rally demanding more public housing was brutally charged by the police. The movement for the right to affordable … Continue reading →

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[Translation] Franca Rame’s rape: Fascists, carabinieri and ‘a higher wish’, by Girolamo De Michele

Posted on 2013/06/07 by Struggles in Italy

Original article was published on Carmilla. On the 9th of March 1973 Franca Rame was abducted by five men and forced to get in a van where she was tortured and raped. Famously, Franca managed to talk about this aggression … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2013/05/08 by Struggles in Italy

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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