Fistfight erupts in Italian Parliament as tensions rise over …
Jun 13, 2024 · ROME (AP) — Tensions in Italy’s lower house erupted into a fistfight, sending an opposition lawmaker to hospital, over a controversial government proposal that opponents say will further impoverish the poor south.
Meloni’s street protest crackdown prompts concerns of growing ...
Oct 1, 2024 · ROME — Giorgia Meloni may have persuaded the European establishment that she is the respectable, even vanilla, face of nationalist right-wing politics, but a crackdown on street protests at home is amplifying concerns about Italy's increasingly illiberal drift.
Italy: Security bill threatens freedom of expression and right to protest
5 days ago · The Italian government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is pushing a security bill through parliament that, if enacted, could have a devastating impact on fundamental rights, including the rights to peaceful protest and freedom of expression.
Fight breaks out in Italian Parliament after lawmaker makes …
Jun 13, 2024 · The fight broke out Wednesday evening when Five Star Movement deputy Leonardo Donno unfurled an Italian flag in front of regional affairs minister Roberto Calderoli of the pro-autonomy Northern...
A punch-up in parliament reveals Italy’s deepest scars
Jun 19, 2024 · Giuseppe Conte, a former prime minister and leader of the opposition 5Star Movement, condemned Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s reforms. “With this heinous project, Meloni and the right want to tear Italy to pieces,” Conte, who is …
Italian Security Bill Seriously Threatens Rights, Freedoms
6 days ago · The Italian government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is pushing a security bill through parliament that, if enacted, could have a devastating impact on fundamental rights, including the ...
Security bill returns to Senate as protests shake Italy
Jan 14, 2025 · ROME - Italy was rocked by protests over the weekend, prompting the government to call for a quick approval of the controversial Security Bill, a cornerstone of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's...
A brawl breaks out in Italian parliament over reforms
Jun 13, 2024 · Video shows the moment a brawl broke out in the Italian parliament, when 5-Star Movement lawmaker, Leonardo Donno, was attempting to protest over proposed reforms that would give certain...
Italian interior minister calls violence against minors at pro ...
Feb 29, 2024 · Italy’s interior minister acknowledged as a “defeat” the use of police batons against high school students demonstrating in the Tuscan city of Pisa last week but warned lawmakers Thursday of growing violent tendencies among pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
Police beatings of pro-Palestinian schoolchildren spark outrage in Italy
Feb 23, 2024 · Footage of police beating pro-Palestinian students drew broad condemnation in Italy on Friday, with the opposition calling for the interior minister to address parliament over the episode.