Author: Maria Giulia

  • Askatasuna – Rally in Turin on 31st January 2026

    Askatasuna – Rally in Turin on 31st January 2026

    Following the closure of the community centre Askatasuna (18 December) and the heavy militarisation of the whole neighborhood, people gathered to protest and ask the government to give the space back to the community. As people of Turin know, Askatasuna has been active for 30 years with activities for children, Italian lessons for immigrants, sports…

  • Rally against Racism, Islamophobia and the genocide in Paris, 21st April 2024

    Rally against Racism, Islamophobia and the genocide in Paris, 21st April 2024

    A crowd of around 2,000 people protested in Paris against racism, Islamophobia and violence against children on 21st April 2024, after a court allowed their demonstration to go ahead. Bans on protests have been more frequent in France in recent months amid tensions stirred by Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In a country that is home to large…

  • Protest for Palestine, Rome 12th October 2024

    Protest for Palestine, Rome 12th October 2024

    5.000 people marched against the genocide happening in Gaza on 12th October 2024 in Rome. The march asked, once again, to stop fuding the genocide in Palestine, freedom for Palestinian people and to the Italian government to speak out again the zionist state.

  • Italian Liberation Day – 25th April 2025

    Italian Liberation Day – 25th April 2025

    On Liberation Day 2025, the customary commemorative ceremonies were held to honour those who fell during the anti-fascist resistance in Italy. The march was attended by various trade unions and organisations from across the country. These commemorations were dedicated to the memory of Italian and Palestinian martyrs, with the participation of Francesca Albanese, the United…

  • Protests in France against Macron – Zucman tax.

    Protests in France against Macron – Zucman tax.

    The protest on 18th September 2025 took place in dozens of French cities gathering almon 1 million people, to demand Macron to respect the 2024 election results and step down. The situation is exacerbated by planned cuts to various benefits that many poor French families rely on to survive. The protest also called for the…

  • Il futuro è luminoso: distopia e violenza presentati al Milipol Paris

    Il futuro è luminoso: distopia e violenza presentati al Milipol Paris

    La scorsa settimana si è tenuta l’esibizione biennale Milipol Paris, che si conferma come la fiera internazionale di riferimento per la sicurezza interna degli Stati, un evento che si tiene tra Francia, India, Qatar e Singapore. Il nome stesso, abbreviazione di Militia Police, riflette l’orientamento della fiera verso le attrezzature e le tecnologie destinate alle…

  • “Show Israel the Red Card” demonstration in Udine – 14th October 2025

    “Show Israel the Red Card” demonstration in Udine – 14th October 2025

    On 14th October, in Udine (a town in north-eastern Italy), the Italian men’s national football team played against the Israeli national team. The fact that Israel has not been excluded from these competitions (World Cup, Olympics, Eurovision) has sparked anger and outrage among the Italian population, who have decided to “show Israel the red card”…

  • ProPalestine gathering in Rome, 8th October 2025

    ProPalestine gathering in Rome, 8th October 2025

    After the second wave of the Flotilla was intercepted in international waters by the IDF, people across Italy gathered to call once again for an end to the genocide, for humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza, and for the release of Palestinian hostages tortured in Israeli prisons. On this occasion, protests also demanded the…

  • ProPalestine protest in Rome, 04th October 2025

    ProPalestine protest in Rome, 04th October 2025

    On the second anniversary of the beginning of the genocide in Palestine, demonstrations took place throughout Italy. The largest was in Rome (pictured), which gathered almost a million people. The demonstration in the capital started from Piazzale Ostiense (where the famous Pyramid of Cestius is located) and ended at the Basilica of St. John Lateran,…

  • Georgia Elections 2024

    Georgia Elections 2024

    The Georgian elections held in October 2024 were pivotal for the future of the country as citizens were called to choose between a closer alliace with Russia or a full membership in Europe. The pro-Russian party, Georgian Dream, won with 56% of the votes. On the day of the elections Georgian people were called to…

  • Peaceful ProPal Protest in Rome

    Peaceful ProPal Protest in Rome

    On 12th October 2024 people gathered once again in Rome to show support to the Palestinian and Lebanese population, and demanding the Italian government to stop sending weapons and justifying Israel’s genocidal attacks. The demonstration was conducted peacefully by both demonstrators and police.

  • Clashes in Rome for ProPal Protest

    Clashes in Rome for ProPal Protest

    5th October 2024, Rome (Italy). The ProPalestine protest, previously banned and then partially re-authorised, erupted in clashes between police and some demonstrators. The protest gathered about 7000 people, many other tried to reach the city from all over the country, but police forces were deployed on highways and trains with the specific order to stop…

  • Irish far-right protest on May 6th 2024

    Irish far-right protest on May 6th 2024

    Irish far-right demonstrators protesting the open-borders policy of the country. The movement was allegedly born out of the housing crisis that the major Irish cities have been experiencing for several years now. In the various interviews I have done with far-right protesters, no one has described themselves as such, no one has been hostile towards…

  • Workers’ Day 2024 in Paris

    Workers’ Day 2024 in Paris

    As Labour Day demonstrations escalated in Paris, Gendarmerie and Police Nationale officers stormed the streets with batons, tear gas, rubber bullets, and stun grenades to repress demonstrators who retaliated with bricks and bottles. Unions demanded peace in Palestine and better working conditions, on a day that annually represents workers rights.

  • Pro-Palestine march at Embassy of Israel to the United States of America

    Pro-Palestine march at Embassy of Israel to the United States of America

    On 2nd March 2024 hundreds gathered to the Embassy of Israel at Washington DC to protest against genocide. The march then proceeded to the house of the Israeli ambassador.

  • Police Violence in Pro-Palestine Demos in Italy

    Police Violence in Pro-Palestine Demos in Italy

    For the last fifteen years, people had forgotten to prepare for clashes when going to demonstrations. Yet, for some months now, police have started charging demonstrators again. According to Osservatorio Repressione, which collects all cases of physical, economic, or psychological political repression in Italy, the first case of police using batons at a protest in…

  • Irish Far-right Rally

    Irish Far-right Rally

    Dublin, 5th February 2024. The Irish National Party organised a rally in Dublin city centre (the same exact location that a riot organised by the National Party itself on the 23rd November 2023) to demonstrate against the open-border policy and the housing crisis which, according to the demonstrators, is a consequence of the presence of…

  • Irish Far-right Riot

    Irish Far-right Riot

    Dublin, 23rd November 2024. After a man naturalised Irish stabbed three children and two adults in front of a school in Dublin, many far-right supporters protested in the streets of the Dublin city centre, reducing the central O’Connell street to a battlefield. The situation escalated when a big group of what the community called ‘scumbaggs’…

  • Protest to Expel the Israeli Ambassador from Ireland

    Protest to Expel the Israeli Ambassador from Ireland

    On 15th November the Irish parliament voted on expelling the Israeli ambassador from the country, to show further support for the Palestinian community and at the same time protest against the nations that are not cooperating for ceasefire. The motion did not pass and the ambassador was not expelled.

  • Gilet Jaunes 5th Anniversary Protest

    Gilet Jaunes 5th Anniversary Protest

    On 18th November 2024, in Paris, the yellow vests gathered in all major French cities to show the government that the movement has grown and strengthened over the years. The protesters main demands were to lower petrol prices, France’s exit from Europe (Frexit) and NATO.

  • Millions Take to the Streets in Unprecedented Show of Support for Palestine

    Millions Take to the Streets in Unprecedented Show of Support for Palestine

    On October 7th, the world witnessed the most aggressive response Hamas has had toward Israel.  Hamas, fired around 5,000 rockets into Israeli territory, overloading their anti-missile system in a never-before-seen offensive many Israelis refer to as “their 9/11”. Israel’s response was equally unprecedented: a reinforcement of the naval blockade that had dramatically impacted the lives…

  • Rally to the US Embassy in Ireland for Ceasafire in Gaza

    Rally to the US Embassy in Ireland for Ceasafire in Gaza

    On October 28th, 2023, Dublin hosted a peaceful demonstration in support of Palestine. Participants asked Palestinian liberation, ceasafire on Gaza Stripe, and the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador in Ireland.

  • Unauthorised Demonstration in Paris for Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

    Unauthorised Demonstration in Paris for Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

    Paris, 14th October 2023. France is one of the few countries in the world which banned pro-Palestine protests, but people met anyway to express their support and call for a ceasfire and respect of human rights in Gaza. French Gendarmerie proceded to stop, identify and in some cases arrest the peaceful demonstrators.

  • Peaceful Protest against French Government

    Peaceful Protest against French Government

    On 13th October 2023 strikes and demonstrations took place across France. Demonstrators gathered to protest against austerity policies, for higher wages and for equality between men and women. Many protested in support of the Palestinian population, leaning on an authorised demonstration after French government banned demonstrations in support of Palestine.

  • Riot against Police Brutality and Discriminating Behaviours in France

    Riot against Police Brutality and Discriminating Behaviours in France

    Between the end of June and the beginning of July 2023, France experienced a long week of riots against the police and the anti-terrorism law of 2017. The protests originated after a police officer killed a 17 year-old man at a checkpoint in Nanterre, suburb of Paris.

  • Peaceful Pride 2023 in Rome

    Peaceful Pride 2023 in Rome

    On the 10th June 2023, 45,000 people marched in Rome for LGBTQ+ rights. A particularly needed march for the LGBT+ comunity after the election of a far-right government headed by Giorgia Meloni, former member of the neo-fascist party MSI.

  • Postgraduate Workers Organization (PWO) Peaceful Protest

    Postgraduate Workers Organization (PWO) Peaceful Protest

    On 23rd March 2023, PhD workers coming from all over Ireland met in Dublin to protest against below-the-living-wages salaries, poor working conditions and no worker status recognised.

  • Assemble at the Irish Parliament Called by the Cost of Living Coalition

    Assemble at the Irish Parliament Called by the Cost of Living Coalition

    Due to the housing crisis in Dublin, on the 1st April 2023, many city residents organised protests and assemblies to demand the government to take action.

  • Women’s International Day 2023

    Women’s International Day 2023

    Women’s International Day 2023 in Dublin, Ireland in support of Iranian women and migrants. Marching for gender equality, safer cities and houses.

  • Finland joins NATO: What Are the First Consequences?

    Finland joins NATO: What Are the First Consequences?

    With Finland’s official participation in NATO, the alliance now counts 31 countries. When Sweden will also overcome Turkish opposition, NATO will comprise 32 countries. Already now, the enlargement of the alliance is a heavy blow for Russia, which sees a new border with NATO being established in front of it, and loses some of its…

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