Tag: Italy

  • Italy: “A political horror show”

    Marcello Di Finizio: “Stop this massacre! Help us Pope Francis” ROME  – May 20, 2013, a man climb onto a ledge of the St-Peter’s Basilica to protest against austerity measures. May 2o 2013, Marcello Di Finizio climbs onto a ledge on the dome of St Peter’s Basilica and unfurls a banner protesting against a “political…

  • Thousands to oppose austerity measures

    ENRICO LETTA, New Italy Prime Minister under fire ROME – In a rally led by trade unionists, thousands marched through Rome on Saturday May 18, protesting austerity policy and high unemployment. Thousands of people protested in Rome this weekend against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging the new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on…