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[en] Last remaining housing occupation in Bologna has been evicted
The eviction of the last remaining housing occupation in Bologna – around 100 people, 34 of them children, living in a building in Via Mario De Maria, in the working-class neighborhood of Bolognina – started at dawn on October 11. … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Grassroots movements, Migrant struggles, Repression, [en]
Tagged affordable housing, Bologna, Democratic Party, evictions, police
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[en] New trial over Stefano Cucchi’s death in custody
Italian newspapers, media and people on social media have started talking about Stefano Cucchi’s death again. That’s because the results of a legal report about the causes of his death were published on 4th October, suggesting that he died because … Continue reading
The Paris effect: Looking for ISIS in the wrong place
The November attacks in Paris had an unknown, but quite foreseeable, effect on Italy. Even though the traditional targets (the Vatican, synagogues, metros and stations) are under surveillance, Italian newspapers keep reminding us all that traditional types of terrorism are … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Anti-racism, Repression, [en]
Tagged Baobab, migrants, police, refugees, Repression, Rome
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[en] Portrait of Italian May Day 2014
On May Day, as in many other places around the world, thousands of people gathered in squares and streets all over Italy to celebrate International Workers’ Day. The celebrations took different forms, from concerts to direct action such as disputes … Continue reading
Posted in Grassroots movements, Labour, Political parties, Politics, Unions, [en]
Tagged CGIL, CISL, Democratic Party, May Day, notav, police, Turin, UIL
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[en] Federico Aldrovandi’s killers receive standing ovation from police union
Federico Aldrovandi’s parents and friends have become used to the noisy actions of the Coisp police union in defending the killers of the 18 year old boy, murdered in 2005 in Ferrara by four police officers. But on April 29 the … Continue reading
Posted in Repression, [en]
Tagged Coisp, Federico Aldrovandi, police, Repression, Riccardo Magherini, Sap
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[en] Aldrovandi killers to return to uniform
In Ferrara last week, on 22 January, a Department of Security disciplinary commission reinstated the four police officers responsible for the death of Federico Aldrovandi. Aldrovandi was a teenager when he was murdered on 25 September 2005 by being brutally … Continue reading
Posted in Repression, [en]
Tagged Federico Aldrovandi, police, prisons, Repression, Riccardo Rasman, Stefano Cucchi
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[en] Granarolo workers demanding reinstatements are attacked by the police [video]
Around 100 workers at the Granarolo warehouse in Bologna have been protesting for eight months, demanding better working conditions, better wages, the repeal of Bossi-Fini law and the reinstatement of 51 colleagues who were fired in reprisal for their involvement in … Continue reading
[en] Forconi: Pitchfork Protest 2
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
Posted in Activism, Alternative media, Grassroots movements, Mafias, Mainstream media, Media, New Fascism, Politics, [en]
Tagged demonstration, forconi, pitchforks, police, protest, Turin
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[en] Stefano Cucchi, killed by police and drug prohibitionism
On June 5th, after four years, sentencing in the Cucchi case has finally taken place. The court gave one doctor a two-year prison sentence and the five others 16 months. The guilty will be on parole, though, rather than going … Continue reading
[en] Steel workers attacked by police in Terni
On June 5th, hundreds of striking workers marched through the streets of Terni, supported by the unions CGIL, CISL and UIL. They were protesting against the lack of a future for their plant, the former Thyssenkrupp steel plant, now owned … Continue reading
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