Alfredo Cospito was imprisoned for 10 years in 2014 for the kneecapping of a power plant owner, in 2012, carried out by the Olga Cell of the Informal Anarchist Federation (FAI). He was later sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for ‘political massacre’ (where no one was hurt) for his role in Operation Scripta Manent
Staying in a 17th century building in the heart of Palermo was beautiful, eating pizzas and pasta alla Norma was delicious and climbing Mount Etna was breathtaking. But the highlight of my Sicilian holiday was strolling through the heart of Ragusa, entering the “Società dei libertari” and having a long conversation with Pippo and Letizia,
Days after first requesting a POS (Port of Safety), with 11 requests now made, Malta and Italy have still not given a positive response to Humanity 1’s request to land. A seven-month-old-baby and 100 unaccompanied minors are amongst those on board. The medical conditions of those on board are serious. One individual was airlifted on
In this translated text, Maria Matteo of NoTAV Assembly explains the regeneration of Italy’s old expansionist habits in North Africa and rapid growth of its military, supported by a wave of aggressive extractivism. Blood, oil and good business. Italian troops wage war in Niger, Libya, the Gulf of Guinea, the Ormuz straits, Iraq, the Mediterranean
A prisoner at the jail in Viterbo, north-west of Rome, whistleblows on laughable “protections” which were put in place at the heavily overcrowded facility when a 50-year-old officer tested positive for Covid-19. On March 25th news arrived about a screw on duty at the prison of Mammagialla resulting positive to the coronavirus. The news was
The following statement, released recently by Italian healthcare union USI on the running down of their national health system, could be a word for word critique of the British government’s own systematic destruction of the NHS. At least €37 billion, or 43,000 workers (which means the loss of 70,000 beds, including 3,000 in intensive care).
Riots exploded in about 30 Italian prisons 2 weeks ago in the biggest uprising since the 70s.
Giuseppe Sciacca is the latest person to have been detained over attacks aimed at shutting down migrant detention facilities following raids which closed the Asilo Occupato social centre in Turin on February 7th. Giuseppe, 40, was arrested in a house raid in Verona on November 25th by the Digos (Divisione Invstigazioni Generali e Operazioni –
Two Italian anarchists, Anna Beniamino and Silvia Ruggeri, on hunger strike for nearly a month, have now been joined by six more comrades in prisons across the country. Their hunger strike calls for an end to the notorious 41bis political prisoner regime in Italy, and for the closure of the infamous L’Aquila prison. Anna was
The Italian Anarchist Federation writes on why it will be mobilising for the global strike initiative on March 8th, amid an atmosphere of reaction which has been driving repressive reforms. The Italian Anarchist Federation supports the general feminist strike that will mark March 8th in many countries of the world. Rather than being any mere ritual and done out
The authorities decided on a unique opening ceremony in the open air, and maximum security with all the police in the world — both are getting pissed on Hours before the start of the Olympic Games, coordinated acts of sabotage targeted several high-speed lines in France during the night, disrupting all traffic and immobilising 800,000
In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit---this is my prison diary (pt.6)
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