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Italian police who worked with US authorities to takedown mafia family. Italian police accused of racial profiling by Council of Europe

Italian leaders lash out over racial profiling accusations

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italian leaders lash out over racial profiling accusations

Rome, May 29, 2025 – Italy’s top political leaders have launched a blistering attack on the Council of Europe (CoE). They dismiss its claims of racial profiling by Italian police as baseless, ideological, and insulting.

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ECRI criticises Italian police racial profiling. Photo credit: AP Photo

EU rights body urges Italy to probe police racial profiling

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on EU rights body urges Italy to probe police racial profiling

The Council of Europe’s anti-racism body on Wednesday urged Italy to investigate alleged racial profiling in its police forces. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) called for an independent study to assess the scale of the issue.

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Police with batons drawn at pro-Palestine rally

Police use of batons on Friday splits Italian politics

February 24, 2024February 24, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Police use of batons on Friday splits Italian politics

During pro-Palestine demonstrations in Pisa and Florence on Friday, police resorted to force. Footage shows police beating protestors over the head with batons.

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video still of police beating transsexual

Video of police beating transsexual goes viral

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Video of police beating transsexual goes viral

A video went viral in Italy showing Milan police beating a transsexual using truncheons and pepper spray. Parents had called the police saying she was bothering children at the school gates.

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Chinese 'police stations' in Italy say British newspaper

No Chinese ‘police stations’ authorised in Italy

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on No Chinese ‘police stations’ authorised in Italy

Following an article by British newspaper The Guardian, Italy’s interior minister announced there are no Chinese ‘police stations’ in Italy. The paper claimed 11 of 100 ‘police stations’ operated by Beijing worldwide were in Italy.

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Binge drinking poses a health issue for Italy

Binge drinking: 4.5 million Italians indulge

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026Deborah Cater
electric scooters require insurance and a targhino Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters

Insurance required for electric scooters from May

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026Deborah Cater
What's behind the tradition of the pesce d'aprile? Image shows someone sticking a colourful paper fish to the back of another.

Pesce d’Aprile: How Italy does April Fool’s Day

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Deborah Cater
The Italian populat5ion remains stable only due to immigration. Births in 2025 were almost half the number of deaths.

Italy’s birthrate continues to fall while population remains stable

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026Deborah Cater
Final stage of the Cammino '44 route Memorial to Monte Sole massacre. Image credit: www.cammino44.it

Cammino ’44: new walking route links Nazi-Fascist massacre sites

April 25, 2026April 25, 2026Deborah Cater
northern Italy sea trains start their 2026 services this weekend. By Kabelleger / David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch) - http://www.bahnbilder.ch/picture/8276, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17185297

Northern Italy’s sea trains return

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026Deborah Cater
Large Pet Friendly service to start with ITA in summer 2026

Large Pet Friendly service with ITA from this summer

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026Deborah Cater
Castello Estense and statue of Savonarola at night - Our quick guide to Ferrara

A quick guide to Ferrara

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026Deborah Cater

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