Tag Archives: refugees

The Paris effect: Looking for ISIS in the wrong place

Posted on 2015/12/11 by Struggles in Italy

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 →

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[en] Turin’s ExMoi occupation: the story so far

Posted on 2015/01/21 by Struggles in Italy

The story of ExMoi begins with two open wounds: the countless empty buildings in Turin, and the countless refugees living on Italian streets and in Italian train stations. Back in 2006, the Turin municipality and the national government spent over … 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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[en] The Lampedusa Charter

Posted on 2014/02/05 by Struggles in Italy

Over the past weekend (31 January – 2 February), a large number of North African and European associations, movements and networks concerned with migrants’ issues met on the Italian island of Lampedusa. The aim was to put together a charter … Continue reading →

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[en] [Translation] After the Lampedusa refugee tragedy, exactly how ‘civilised’ was the Italian welcome?

Posted on 2013/10/18 by Struggles in Italy

Original article by Fulvio Vassallo Paleologo published by Il lavoro culturale on 10 October 2013. After the enormous tragedy in the seas around Lampedusa, some consideration of responsibility for the ‘reception’ system in Italy is in order. The pictures taken by … Continue reading →

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[en] The current situation of North African refugees in Italy

Posted on 2013/05/05 by Struggles in Italy

On February 28th 2013, the Italian Government declared the end of the so-called North African Emergency. Almost 17,000 refugees have managed to obtain a temporary residence permit since the exceptional wave of immigration began in 2011, following the Arab Spring. … Continue reading →

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[en] Plight of North African refugees: national demonstrations called

Posted on 2013/02/19 by Struggles in Italy

On 25 February there will be demonstrations across Italy to highlight the difficult situation in which refugees from a number of North African countries have found themselves over the past 18 months. The demonstrations are also to draw the authorities’ … Continue reading →

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