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Operation Condor: Italian Court Sentences 24 to Life in Prison

July 11, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The brutal campaign of kidnapping and murder spanned decades and involved six South American military dictatorships.
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Italy: Court Rules Mayor Cannot Refuse to Register Child with LGBT Parents

July 10, 2019 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

After a seven-month wait the Court in Rovereto has finally forced the mayor of the city to recognise that the child's parents are two women and to issue his identity card.
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Sea-Watch 3 Captain Acquitted

July 04, 2019 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

The controversy surrounding the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 and its captain, Carola Rackete, once again divides opinion in Europe. The legality of her actions is however undisputed.
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Ships Suspected of Carrying Weapons Will Not Dock in Genoa

June 12, 2019 • by Louis Labarriere, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

The first round has been won by the dockers and the pacifist associations. And the suspicious part of the cargo, which could be used for warmongering, will not leave the port of Genoa.
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- Italy
- France
- weapons
- Genoa
Italian Prison Population Surges as Crime Rates Drop

May 29, 2019 • by Louis Labarriere, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Italian NGO Antigone has presented a new report on the state of Italian prisons conlcuding that although crime rates are down, the prison poulation is increasing becauses judges are handing down longer sentences.
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Rome Suburb in Uproar as Roma Family Given Housing

May 27, 2019 • by Louis Labarriere, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

All eyes are on the Casal Bruciato outskirt of the Italian capital, which has been marred by violent protests being stoked by the extreme-right wing association CasaPound.
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- Italy
- Roma
- protest
- Rome
- far right
- housing
Ibiza Video Is a Reminder of the Corruption Corroding European Politics

May 23, 2019 • by LibertiesEU

The video that brought down Austria's government was devastating, but it was far from an isolated incident. Instead, it points to a much larger problem that exists across Europe.
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- elections
- Italy
- Hungary
- corruption
- Austria
- Vote4Values
- Vote4Values
Salvini Pushes Draconian Drugs Law

April 29, 2019 • by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

A new draft law has been proposed by the League and submitted by the Interior Minister Matteo Salvini with the aim of tightening sanctions for using and selling soft drugs.
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- Italy
- drugs
- prison
The Church Stands Up for Refugee Rights

April 18, 2019 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

"Love thy neighbor as thyself" – the story of the Good Samaritan who helps a suffering traveller inspires us to show solidarity towards strangers. The Church has a tradition of providing shelter to those in need. Now, this tradition makes it a target.
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- asylum
- Italy
- refugees
- Germany
- migration
- Europe
- church
- Norbert Valley
- Mussie Zerai
- Samaritan
Latest Cucchi-bis Hearing Sheds New Light on Death

March 21, 2019 • by Fernando Marini, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

New evidence has come to light in the trial of the five Carabinieri accused of killing Stefano Cucchi, who died of his injuries while hospitalised in jail in Rome.
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