https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Laura Boldrini was one of seven women elected to Italy's new government last year. But she has been the victim of a number of verbal attacks, simply for being a woman. The Local finds out why she was in the news this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20140206/the-politician-fighting-to-stop-violence-against-women Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:14:00 +0100 the-politician-fighting-to-stop-violence-against-women Italy's postal service on Wednesday intercepted a threatening letter containing a bullet addressed to the lower house speaker after a fierce fall-out in parliament over a controversial financial decree. https://www.thelocal.it/20140206/top-italian-mp-threatened-with-bullet-and-acid Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:11:00 +0100 top-italian-mp-threatened-with-bullet-and-acid Italy's lower house speaker has accused the anti-establishment Five Star Movement of instigating violence and slammed bloggers on the party website as "potential rapists" following a flurry of sexist abuse online. https://www.thelocal.it/20140203/italian-politician-slams-m5s-bloggers-as-potential-rapists Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:22:00 +0100 italian-politician-slams-m5s-bloggers-as-potential-rapists