Italy
Government interference and violence mar media freedom in Italy

Giorgia Meloni’s administration tightens its grip on the media in Italy, escalating pressure on journalists and media workers

Le Vele di Scampia: passageway collapse in Naples highlights long-standing issues

Two people were killed and 13 injured after a passageway collapsed in the Le Vele di Scampia housing project in Naples

Italy’s new regional autonomy law undermines solidarity, opens door to public service commercialization

A new regional autonomy reform in Italy threatens to open the door to increased commercialization of public services and hinder inter-regional solidarity

Do EU countries purposely delay rescue missions to migrants lost at sea?

Humanitarian organizations and media investigations warn that EU coast guard services may be implicated in illegal pushbacks and intentional delays of rescue missions

On Liberation Day, Italy continues to struggle against revisionism and fascist legacy in government

Thousands gathered across Italy to celebrate Liberation Day, commemorating the efforts of the anti-fascist resistance that helped shape the country’s foundation

Italian students challenge universities for their complicity in Israel’s crimes

Students are organizing University occupations in Italy to demand an end to the collaboration with Israeli institutions.

Massive demonstration in Rome calls for ceasefire in Gaza

Communists accused the opposition parties in the Italian parliament of being complicit in Giorgia Meloni-led government’s policy of dragging Italy into imperialist conflicts.

Police crackdown on students sparks outrage across Italy

A Palestine solidarity demonstration composed primarily of students was repressed by security forces on February 23. Progressives have condemned the attack as well as the crackdown on pro-Palestine protests

Left groups in Italy demand safe return of anti-fascist activist imprisoned in Hungary

Italian school teacher Ilaria Salis has been imprisoned in Hungary for nearly a year, accused of assaulting neo-Nazis during an anti-fascist counter protest

Insorgiamo: the story of how workers of an Italian factory are creating history

Laid-off workers of the former GKN plant in Campi Bisenzio, who have been leading a 900-day long struggle, have proposed to take over the plant by forming a cooperative to facilitate futuristic production

Activists intensify campaign to conserve nature reserve in Abruzzo, Italy

The right-wing-dominated regional council of Abruzzio has voted to cut down the protected area of Borsacchio Nature Reserve in Roseto degli Abruzzi by 98%.

Italian workers resist Salvini’s strike breaking methods

Deputy premier Matteo Salvini has tried to undermine workers’ strike in Italy on several occasions in over a month.