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Orban praises Italy for 'courage' on migrants

Hungarian premier backs Salvini '100%'

 

Redazione ANSA Strasbourg
11 September 201818:28 News

 

 

 

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Viktor Orban
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Orban & Salvini....Both fascist & racist bastards

 

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UN to send human rights team to Italy to investigate attacks on migrants

 

United Nations observers are to investigate reports of attacks on migrants in Italy, the UN human rights commissioner announced on Monday, drawing an angry response from the Italian interior minister

 

 

The Local
10 September 2018
16:59 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

UN to send human rights team to Italy to investigate attacks on migrants
Neofascist party CasaPound demonstrates (giving the fascist salute) outside a migrant reception centre near Rome. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP
 
 
 
 
 
Just read minutes ago about the zillionth racist attack toward a migrant from Guinea...In Sassari, Sardinia...Guy was walking  and minding his business when he got surrounded by a bunch of local youngmen who started punching and kicking him violently.....FOR NO REASON AT ALL...Other than he happens to be black and a migrant......
 
Once again....CONGRATS mr.Salvini!!!!! You did such a great job....Mussolini would be so effing proud of you.......
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Very telling of the current political climate ( here in Italy police is managed, checked and supervised by ...in other words...under the complete control of  the ministry of interior affairs, whose head is right now (sigh...) Matteo Salvini....Nuff said

 

 

 

Actor wearing anti-fascist scarf stopped by police in Venice

 

Incident involving Ottavia Piccolo at film festival prompts fears of crackdown

 

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Wed 12 Sep 2018 11.03 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/12/italian-police-stop-actor-ottavia-piccolo-anti-fascist-scarf-venice

 

 

Ottavia Piccolo (theatre actor) wearing the tricolour scarf. She put the police incident down to ‘ignorance and stupidity’. Photograph: Anpi (nat'l Italian partisans assn.)

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ottavia Piccolo wearing the tricolour scarf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Absence of Mediterranean rescue boats prompts death toll warning

 

Exclusive: There have been no migrant rescue boats at sea since 26 August - the longest period since operations began in 2015

 

 

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Karen McVeigh

Wed 12 Sep 2018 13.39 BST

 

 

 

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The Aquarius rescue ship arrives at Senglea harbour in Malta
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In regards to the anti-fascist scarf ( symbol of Partisans) article.....Post WWII Italy was founded  (and its Constitution) on anti-fascist values....which is / was obvious given the situation and also due to the fact that Partisans (along with Allied troops) had fought actively to terminate nazi-fascism....

 

At the cost of many lives.....

 

Some of those partisans (directly and/or indirectly) contributed to the making of the Constitution....

 

2 things mr.Salvini should never forget...2 things mr.Salvini should infact respect

 

 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1950958?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

 

 

https://www.quirinale.it/allegati_statici/en/costituzione_inglese.pdf

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Italy

 

 

 

Univ. of Trento ( my hometown) doc

 

http://www.jus.unitn.it/dsg/pubblicazioni/costituzione/costituzione genn2008eng.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

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'Less tax dodging, more investment in Africa': Italy slams proposed EU budget

 

Rome on Thursday slammed the European Union's 2021-2027 budget proposal as not satisfying Italians' expectations and not helping developing countries stem the flow of migrants

 

 

AFP
13 September 2018
17:35 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180913/less-tax-dodging-more-investment-in-africa-italy-eu-budget

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'There is a problem and it's Italy': EU economy commissioner

 

Italy must present a "credible budget" for the coming year, EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Thursday, calling the anti-establishment government in Rome a "problem"

 

 

AFP/The Local
13 September 2018
11:58 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180913/there-is-a-problem-and-its-italy-eu-economy-commissioner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italian police fire Tasers for the first time, on naked homeless man in Florence

 

Police in Italy fired a Taser on a member of the public for the first time ever this week, as a trial of the electric stun guns began in 12 different cities

 

 

The Local
13 September 2018
10:01 CEST+02:00
 

 

 

Italian police fire Tasers for the first time, on naked homeless man in Florence
Police in Florence were the first to fire a Taser on a member of the public. File photo: Guillaume Souvant/AFP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'No one is above the law': Italy's president appears to take aim at Salvini

 

Italian President Sergio Mattarella appeared to offer a warning to Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday, as he cautioned that Italy's justice system wouldn't make exceptions for politicians

 

 

The Local
12 September 2018
15:54 CEST+02:00
 
 
 
'No one is above the law': Italy's president appears to take aim at Salvini
President Sergio Mattarella's role is to uphold the Italian constitution. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180912/no-one-is-above-the-law-italy-president-sergio-mattarella-matteo-salvini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Thousands of Italian bridges will be in crisis in the next 20 years'

 

The next 20 years could be critical for Italian bridges built out of concrete in the post-war period, experts tell The Local

 

 

Alex Macbeth
28 August 2018
13:12 CEST+02:00
 
 
 
'Thousands of Italian bridges will be in crisis in the next 20 years'
The Morandi Bridge in Genoa, part of which collapsed on August 14th. Photo: Handout/ITALIAN POLICE/AFP
 
 
 
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'Little Mussolinis': EU chief angers Italy with comment on rise of far right

 

Pierre Moscovici, EU economics commissioner, told to ‘wash his mouth out’ by Italy’s deputy PM Matteo Salvini

 

Reuters

Fri 14 Sep 2018 01.56 BST Last modified on Fri 14 Sep 2018 02.17 BST

 

 
 
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EU commissioner Pierre Moscovici was told to ‘wash his mouth out’ by Italian deputy PM after saying Little Mussolinis could be on the rise in Europe
Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/14/little-mussolinis-eu-chief-angers-italy-with-comment-on-rise-of-far-right

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Genoa stops to mourn, one month after bridge disaster

President calls for action, mayor says it's 'our Ground Zero'

 

Redazione ANSA Genoa
14 September 201814:10 News

 

 

 

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http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/09/14/genoa-stops-to-mourn-one-month-after-bridge-diaster_47a15d2f-ce97-488b-933e-877806d43247.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Italy-Germany deal on migrant returns yet

Salvini set to continue talks with Seehofer

 

Redazione ANSA Rome
14 September 201811:25 News

 

 

 

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TIME interview:
 

'We Want to Change Things from Within.' Italy's Matteo Salvini on His Goal to Reshape Europe

 

By Vivienne Walt / Rome

September 13, 2018

 

 

 

Vid

 

http://time.com/5394207/matteo-salvini-time-interview-transcript-full/

 

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'Merde alors!': Salvini draws fury with reference to African 'slaves'

 

Italian interior minister’s comments on immigration infuriate Luxembourg minister

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Fri 14 Sep 2018 16.12 BST

 

 

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Matteo Salvini said: ‘I work towards young Italians (and Europeans) returning to bringing children into the world, because we don’t want new slaves.’
Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
 
 
 
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Pope tells Sicily's mafia 'You cannot believe in God and be mafiosi'

 

Pontiff visited Palermo to commemorate Pino Puglisi, a priest murdered in 1993

 

Reuters

Sat 15 Sep 2018 19.30 BST Last modified on Sat 15 Sep 2018 19.50 BST

 
 
 
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Pope Francis during his one-day visit to Sicily
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Italy is my country – but it must face its racist history

 

Violence and rightwing rhetoric have made this summer a terrifying one for black Italians. The ‘Bel Paese’ must confront its past if it is to change

 

 

Igiaba Scego

Sun 16 Sep 2018 09.00 BST

 

 

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People gather in Milan on 28 August 2018 to protest against Italy’s interior minister, Matteo Salvini
Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty
 
 
 
 
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We'll soon rule Europe with Orban - Salvini

Hungary sanctions 'leftwing madness' says League leader

 

Redazione ANSA Vienna
14 September 201817:44 News

 

 

 

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Viktor Orban (l) and Matteo Salvini
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God forbid....
We have already had fascism in this Country.....Enough
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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2 hours ago, Karsten said:

Looks like someone there is going to take a stand against the Invasion of your Country.....hopefully before it is too late.

 

https://freedomoutpost.com/italys-interior-minister-begins-deporting-migrants-deporting-them-isnt-racist-its-merely-common-sense/

 

Karsten

 

Ok...Respecting (of course) your opinion

 

Only detail being that just a couple of days ago Salvini himself admitted candidly that in order to do what he had stated in the general election campaign ("I'll send back 600,000 illegal immigrants! ") time needed would be more or less 80 years (his words, not mine)

 

So I'm afraid that particular line of his falls under the infamous category of "electoral promises"...Ie.  LIES

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Following in Dante's footsteps: Eight beautiful towns to visit in Italy

 

Dante and his Divine Comedy rank highly on the list of Italy’s best cultural exports, but even if you haven't actually got round to reading his work, why not soak up some of his genius by visiting one of the towns where the poet spent his days?

 

 

Catherine Edwards
11 October 2016
14:23 CEST+02:00

 

Following in Dante's footsteps: Eight beautiful towns to visit in Italy
Follow in Dante's footsteps with this guide to Italy. Photos (L-R): Kosala Bandara, Paolo Sarteschi, Bert Kaufmann/Flickr
 
 
 
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Matteo Salvini sues black MEP for defamation in racism row

 

Cécile Kyenge, Italy’s first black minister in 2013, subject of legal action by interior minister

 

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome, Jennifer Rankin in Brussels, and Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

Wed 19 Sep 2018 13.25 BST

 

 

 

 

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Cécile Kyenge: ‘I said publicly several times that the League must distance itself from racism, and condemn and penalise it.’
Photograph: Claudio Peri/EPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nothing to apologise to African Union for - Salvini

Deputy premier said did not equate migrants to slaves

 

Redazione ANSA Rome
19 September 201813:22 News
 
 

 

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Matteo Salvini
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Italian League to pay fraud bill, slowly

 

AFPSeptember 18, 2018
 
 
The party of Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini was found to have fraudulently claimed 49 million euros ($58 million) in electoral expenses in 2008-2010The party of Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini was found to have fraudulently claimed 49 million euros ($58 million) in electoral expenses in 2008-2010 (AFP Photo/HERBERT NEUBAUER)
 

 

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/italian-league-pay-fraud-bill-slowly-181525851.html

 

 

EFFING SHAMEFUL!!!!! It 'll take 81  years to pay back the stolen money!!!!!!!...Special effing treatment as usual!!!!!! Super-convenient

 

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The Netflix film shocking Italians with a true tale of suspected police brutality

 

Thousands of Italians are flocking to illegal free public screenings of a new film about a young man's 2009 death in custody, a potent symbol of police violence and a merciless penal system

 

 

AFP
19 September 2018
12:08 CEST+02:00
 
 
 
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Italian right lines up pro-Russia journalist for top broadcast job

 

Marcello Foa nominated again for Rai (Italian state TV) president as Silvio Berlusconi lends support

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Fri 21 Sep 2018 12.46 BST

 

 

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Marcello Foa, centre, has expressed anti-***, anti-immigration and anti-vaccine views
Photograph: Massimo Percossi/EPA
 
 
 
 
 
What is RAI
 
 
The sad thing is that even if you don't watch RAI channels ( 7 or 8, more or less) but simply own a TV set ....You have to pay the yearly membership...Super-unjust & senseless rule
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Basic income only for Italians - Di Maio

Impossible not to have limit due to 'illegal immigration'

 

Redazione ANSA Rome
21 September 201810:45 News

 

 

 

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Luigi Di Maio

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http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/09/21/basic-income-only-for-italians-di-maio_03903367-3111-4d25-a6a7-7680a8930ecf.html

 

I believe I'm eligible for that one and if so I'll apply as soon as it becomes reality (which I honestly doubt...This is Italy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security decree coming Monday - Salvini

Measures will include clampdown on 'crafty migrants' - minister

 

Redazione ANSA Genoa
21 September 201812:47 News
 
 
 
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Again......

 

Salvini bans Aquarius, even before it returns to rescue zone

Ship was at the heart of two standoffs between Malta and Italy

 

Monday, September 17, 2018, 11:48

 

 

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https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180916/local/migrants-ship-aquarius-heading-back-to-its-haunt.689334

 

 

Italy's main  TV news channels didn't report this one...I had to go looking for it on specific  immigration-focused  sites..It's happening more and more often....Hmmm.....

 

Guess that's one of the reasons why this is called  (proudly by some / many) "The Gov't of Change"....Ok

 

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The political climate in my Country in these last months...UNFORTUNATELY.....

 

Not to Be Outdone by Trump, Italy Flirts, Dangerously, With Fascism

 

A Mussolini-style census of Roma people, proposed by Italy’s new hardline interior minister, was met by outrage. But Matteo Salvini's racist, unconstitutional pandering to his base has already paid off - and another red line has been crossed

 

 

Jun 20, 2018 3:41 PM

By  Ariel David

 

 

 

https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-italy-s-dangerous-flirtation-with-fascism-1.6195806

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warning of 'dangerous acceleration' in attacks on immigrants in Italy

 

Murders, shootings and assaults coincide with Matteo Salvini’s anti-migration drive

 

 

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Fri 3 Aug 2018 11.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/aug/03/warning-of-dangerous-acceleration-in-attacks-on-immigrants-in-italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Matteo Salvini pulled Italy to the far right

 

Thu 9 Aug 2018 06.00 BST

By Alexander Stille

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/09/how-matteo-salvini-pulled-italy-to-the-far-right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fascism, not migrants, is the real danger in Italy

 

February 14, 2018 (20 days before election and 3 & 1/2 months before Gov't was formed)

 

 

 

https://socialistworker.org/2018/02/14/fascism-not-migrants-is-the-real-danger-in-italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Why legitimatizing Fascism is a mistake”

 

VLADIMIRO ZAGREBELSKY

20/02/2018

 

 

 

http://www.lastampa.it/2018/02/20/esteri/why-legitimatizing-fascism-is-a-mistake-3988iZe5jljpm2klPl7EcM/pagina.html

 

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Italy releases Tunisian fishermen held on suspicion of smuggling migrants

 

Supporters say the six have rescued hundreds of people from the sea in recent years

 

 

Sat 22 Sep 2018 13.37 BST

By  Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

 

 

 

 

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Fishermen rally outside the Italian embassy in Tunis to demand the release of their colleagues
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Is Matera’s crumbling beauty ready for its year in Europe’s cultural sun?

 

Roads and venues remain unbuilt as the southern Italian city struggles to be the 2019 capital of culture

 

 

Sat 22 Sep 2018 13.00 BST Last modified on Sat 22 Sep 2018 19.37 BST

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Matera had high hopes for job creation and economic growth as a result of capital of culture status
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Italy PM spokesman threatens treasury staff over cash for election promises

 

 

 

 

Italy government spokesman Rocco Casalino was caught on tape warning of "mega-vendetta" against treasury officials if they don't find the money to fund election promises

 

 

 

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China and Vatican sign historic deal over bishop appointments

 

Agreement could pave way to restoration of diplomatic relations

 

Tom Mitchell in Beijing and Tom Hancock in Shanghai

56 minutes ago

 

 

 

https://www.ft.com/content/6d035e3a-bef8-11e8-95b1-d36dfef1b89a

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Italian government approves Salvini bill targeting migrants

 

Far-right leader’s decree would suspend asylum process for the ‘socially dangerous’

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Mon 24 Sep 2018 17.20 BST

 

 

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Italy’s far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini (umb's note: mr. nice fascist guy), at a news conference in Rome after the cabinet approved a decree of measures on immigration
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