Protesters in Bologna gathered at the local Greek embassy in solidarity with former 17N member Dimitris Koufontinas, who is on hunger strike to demand a transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens where he would get access to better medical care and the ability to see visitors.
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Dozens of Italians gathered at the Greek consulate in Milan in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of the 17N revolutionary group on hunger strike for nearly a month to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens, which would give him adequate medical care and access to visitors.
Italian anarchists in Turin protested with torches and fireworks at the Le Vallete prison, demanding the release of all prisoners and the end of the TAV railway. Credits to Domenico Filippone. Italian anarchists in Turin protested with torches and fireworks at the Le Vallete prison, demanding the release of all prisoners and the end of the TAV railway. Credits to […]
Italian leftists protested in Saronno, Lombardy, demanding the halting of public health care cuts that the province's government has been committing to for the past decades. The crowd also condemned cuts to the pay of private-sector workers and exposure to COVID-19 that students face.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Susa valley of Turin to demand the end of the construction of the Turin-Lyon High-Speed Railway, which would cause extreme deforestation and disruption of the local environment. Demonstrators clashed with police, which resulted in 1 police injury and tear gas deployed.
Hundreds of antifascist demonstrators gathered in Milan to protest on the 51st anniversary of the Piazza Fontana massacre, when a bomb planted by Italian fascists exploded at the headquarters of the National Agricultural Bank, killing 17 people and wounding 88. Demonstrators laid flowers at a site in honor of those killed and marched through the city after listening to speeches. […]
Protesters across the world took to the streets in support of Rojava, commemorating the retaking of Kobane by Kurdish forces after its capture by ISIL. Protests happened in over 2 dozen cities, ranging from Athens to Toronto, with many in Kurdistan itself participating too. Belgium Brussels Canada Toronto Denmark Copenhagen Germany Berlin Freiburg Kassel Nuremburg Oldenburg Regensburg Greece Athens Patras […]
Deliveroo and UberEats workers went on strike in Rome for better working conditions in a wildcat action. This happened after the moderate national union UGL failed to negotiate for better pay. Negotiations failed with the employers’ association, called AssoDelivery, leading to the strike happening. Deliveroo and UberEats workers went on strike in Rome for better working conditions in a wildcat […]
Protesters in Italy took to the streets after a military-style quarantine was announced without a stimulus being passed, leading to possible widespread financial catastrophe. Most groups have no ties to the anti-mask movement, and most demonstrators are seen wearing masks.
Protesters across Italy have called for wider health measures instead of enacting a military curfew and state of emergency across the country; organizers have distanced themselves from the anti-mask movement. Many are also worried that the curfew will kill their livelihood as no stimulus has been passed. Protesters across Italy have called for wider health measures instead of enacting a […]