Italy
Serving two masters: Mussolini’s moviemaker and his red reels of Albanian agitprop
May 11, 2022Alfredo Cecchetti worked for both the fascist Benito Mussolini and the Communist Enver Hoxha, raising questions about the political use of film and filmmakers.
Read moreSea Watch 3 refugee rescue ship detained in Italy again for ‘saving too many lives’
March 23, 2021“Again, we are accused of having rescued too many people,” Sea Watch said on social media today.
Read moreNGO refugee rescue ship left waiting on European help that never came
February 22, 2021Sea Watch 3 finally released after being held for seven months for ‘absurd’ reasons.
Read moreItalian workers strike in Lombardy over coronavirus safety issues
March 27, 2020The Communist Refoundation Party says 7.5 million workers—57.3% of the Italian workforce—were classed as "essential" under emergency legislation.
Read moreHow austerity and anti-immigrant politics left Italy exposed to viral blitzkrieg
March 27, 2020Resistance to immigration plays a major role in “graying” the population. Combined with neoliberal health cuts, the demographic effects are turning out to be “an apocalypse.”
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