Narrow-minded? Bologna’s PD council tries to evict Atlantide social centre Update on the situation of the Atlantide social centre in Bologna, which has been there for over 15…
Italy: Renzi government reforms jobs and cuts rights At first glance, Giuliano Poletti, Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the Renzi government, could look like an old-fashioned left-wing…
Political turmoil inside CGIL The CGIL is Italy’s largest confederation of trade unions (secretary: Susanna Camusso) and includes as a member FIOM, the metalworkers’…
Killer coal-burning plant switched off in Vado Ligure, Italy A coal burning factory in northern Italy, which caused pollution linked to the deaths of hundreds of…
Bologna activists banished from the city It sounds like news from a distant time, way back in Italian history, but it actually happened in 2014. On 6 March, 12 activists were forced to…
Italy does not tolerate organised protest: students prosecuted An update on on changes to higher education and student protests in Italy as well as the government…
Ancona’s centre-left city council evicts housing occupation On 5 February 2014 Ancona’s centre-left city council evicted refugees and homeless people from the…
Protecting public health on the Italian Riviera: the Maersk case Liguria, with its beautiful coastline and wonderful mountainous hinterland, has been a place for…
Appeal from the families of the four No-TAV demonstrators arrested for terrorism An extremely moving and heartfelt appeal from the families of four No Tav protesters, charged with…
Social centres and the struggle for a different model of legalisation A look at recent discussions amongst Italy's social centres about the balance between self…
The Lampedusa Charter Over the past weekend (31 January – 2 February), a large number of North African and European associations, movements and networks concerned with…
Electrolux proposes halving Italian workers' wages Swedish company Electrolux proposes to workers at its four Italy plants to take a 50% pay cut so as to keep them competitive with their…
