Tag Archives: Susa Valley

[en] Four #NoTAV activists acquitted of terrorism charge

Posted on 2014/12/18 by Struggles in Italy

The four NoTAV activists arrested on 9th December 2013 have been acquitted of the charge of terrorism. They were, however, convicted for attacking theTAV construction site, for damaging a compressor and for carrying “weapons of war” (in fact, Molotov cocktails … Continue reading →

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[fr] [Traduction] Appel des familles des activistes NoTav arrêtés pour terrorisme

Posted on 2014/02/21 by Struggles in Italy

Vous avez entendu parler d’eux ces dernières semaines. Ce sont ceux qui ont été arrêtés le 9 décembre et qui sont accusés (mais l’accusation reste toute à démontrer) d’avoir attaqué le chantier Tav à Chiomonte. Au cours de l’attaque, un … Continue reading →

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[en][Translation] Appeal from the families of the four No-TAV demonstrators arrested for terrorism

Posted on 2014/02/21 by Struggles in Italy

You’ve heard them talked about over the past few weeks. They are the people arrested on 9 December and charged (still to be proven) with attacking the TAV construction site in Chiomonte. A compressor was damaged in this attack and not … Continue reading →

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[en] Media diverts attention from No-TAV struggle

Posted on 2013/09/23 by Struggles in Italy

At a time when France is losing interest in the idea of the TAV project between Lyons and Turin, Italy has now started to go all out. (France completed seven kilometres of three exploratory tunnels a number of years ago – not … Continue reading →

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[en] Police operation against No TAV: charges of terrorism and subversion

Posted on 2013/08/01 by Struggles in Italy

In the Susa Valley and Turin, tens of homes and even restaurants owned by No TAV activists from the group Comitato di Lotta Popolare have been searched in an extraordinary anti-terrorism and subversion police operation. Police were looking for “explosives, … 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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[en] [translation] What we have understood by visiting the Susa Valley

Posted on 2012/03/05 by Struggles in Italy

[DISCLAIMER: This appeal has been circulating in Italian on the following website: http://siamostatiinvaldisusa.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/siamo-stati-in-val-di-susa-e-abbiamo-capito/ We are simply providing a translation.] We have been in the Susa Valley, among its inhabitants: schoolteachers, farmers, retired people, students. This is what we have seen: … Continue reading →

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Updates over Susa Valley and No Tav protest

Posted on 2012/03/03 by Struggles in Italy

Since No-Tav activist Luca Abbà was injured on February 27, protests in the Susa Valley have escalated, reaching a new heights. Soon after Luca’s fall from a high-tension pole, the highway was suddenly blocked by No-TAV protesters. More solidarity rallies … Continue reading →

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[en] No Tav Luca Abbà severely injured while resisting to an expropriation

Posted on 2012/02/28 by Struggles in Italy

No Tav activists were not expecting the police to expropriate until the following night, but they came in the morning, after an urgent order by the Prefect. On Monday 27th February they started to build the fences to enlarge the … Continue reading →

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[en] 75000 no, but government goes straight on

Posted on 2012/02/27 by Struggles in Italy

On saturday 25 february a new notav demonstration took place. Protesters marched for over 8 km, from Bussoleno to Susa, passing toward the zone where the international station of Susa and the entrance of the main tunnel are supposed to … Continue reading →

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