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 Former communist militant Cesare Battisti, jailed for life in Italy over four murders carried out in the 1970s, has confessed to the killings after decades of denying involvement. https://www.thelocal.it/20190325/italian-ex-militant-battisti-admits-to-1970s-murders Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:31:34 +0100 italian-ex-militant-battisti-admits-to-1970s-murders Italian authorities are still hunting 30 "terrorists" on the run abroad, the interior ministry said Saturday, days after far-left activist Cesare Battisti was jailed ending 37 years as a fugitive. https://www.thelocal.it/20190119/italy-hunting-30-terrorists-abroad-ministry Sat, 19 Jan 2019 14:14:16 +0100 italy-hunting-30-terrorists-abroad-ministry The jailing this week of former communist radical Cesare Battisti, a key figure in the violent turmoil in Italy of the 1970s, has brought back memories of a time when leftist killings raged across Europe and beyond. https://www.thelocal.it/20190116/cesare-battisti-capture-revives-memories-of-italys-years-of-lead Wed, 16 Jan 2019 10:04:11 +0100 cesare-battisti-capture-revives-memories-of-italys-years-of-lead Italy has been hunting the fugitive Cesare Battisti since the 1980s. So what did he actually do? https://www.thelocal.it/20190114/the-crimes-that-made-cesare-battisti-one-of-italys-most-wanted Mon, 14 Jan 2019 18:38:35 +0100 the-crimes-that-made-cesare-battisti-one-of-italys-most-wanted Italian former leftist militant Cesare Battisti, wanted in his country for four murders in the 1970s, has been arrested in Bolivia and extradited home after years on the run. Here are the key dates in the saga up to his arrest and extradition. https://www.thelocal.it/20190114/timeline-how-cesare-battisti-fled-justice Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:34:45 +0100 timeline-how-cesare-battisti-fled-justice Former communist militant Cesare Battisti, wanted in Italy for four murders in the 1970s, arrived in Rome on Monday after an international police squad tracked him down and arrested him in Bolivia. https://www.thelocal.it/20190114/cesare-battisti-returned-to-italy-bolivia-brazil Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:53:14 +0100 cesare-battisti-returned-to-italy-bolivia-brazil Convicted as a murderer for bloodshed in the 1970s, former leftwing Italian activist Cesare Battisti, who was caught in Bolivia, has spent almost four decades on the run, detailing his experiences in a string of acclaimed thrillers. https://www.thelocal.it/20190113/who-is-cesare-battisti-the-convicted-murderer-who-spent-a-life-on-the-run Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:57:16 +0100 who-is-cesare-battisti-the-convicted-murderer-who-spent-a-life-on-the-run UPDATED:Cesare Battisti, an Italian sought by Rome for four murders attributed to a far-left group in the 1970s, was in Bolivia and will be extradited to Brazil and then likely to Italy, a senior aide to Brazil's new president said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190113/italian-ex-militant-battisti-arrested-in-bolivia Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:46:19 +0100 italian-ex-militant-battisti-arrested-in-bolivia A judge in Brazil on Thursday ordered the arrest of an Italian wanted in his country for four murders attributed to a far-left group in the 1970s. https://www.thelocal.it/20181214/brazil-arrest-cesare-battisti-extradition-italy Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:47:27 +0100 brazil-arrest-cesare-battisti-extradition-italy Brazil’s Supreme Court has delayed a session to discuss the extradition of Cesare Battisti, a convicted Italian killer who has spent decades on the run. https://www.thelocal.it/20171025/italy-fugitive-cesare-battisti-extradition-brazil Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:53:34 +0200 italy-fugitive-cesare-battisti-extradition-brazil With Karl Marx looking on from an image on the wall, convicted killer-turned-novelist Cesare Battisti says tension is high as a Brazilian court prepares to consider his possible extradition to Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20171022/at-brazil-seaside-italy-fugitive-awaits-court-ruling Sun, 22 Oct 2017 16:22:55 +0200 at-brazil-seaside-italy-fugitive-awaits-court-ruling Convicted killer-turned author Cesare Battisti believes his extradition to Italy from Brazil would be illegal and would endanger his life, he told AFP in an interview. https://www.thelocal.it/20171015/italian-fugitive-battisti-extradition-from-brazil-illegal Sun, 15 Oct 2017 13:01:53 +0200 italian-fugitive-battisti-extradition-from-brazil-illegal An Italian fugitive and former leftist guerrilla convicted of murder in his own country has been freed after Brazilian police detained him at the Bolivian border, his lawyer said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171008/italian-fugitive-freed-after-brazil-border-detention Sun, 08 Oct 2017 18:22:28 +0200 italian-fugitive-freed-after-brazil-border-detention Brazilian police have detained Cesare Battisti, a left-wing Italian militant and author who was convicted of murder in his home country and has been on the run for decades. https://www.thelocal.it/20171005/cesare-battisti-detained-in-brazil Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:08:04 +0200 cesare-battisti-detained-in-brazil Police in Brazil arrested on Thursday the Italian extremist and writer Cesare Battisti, who was convicted of murder in his home country and has been on the run for decades. https://www.thelocal.it/20150313/brazilian-police-arrest-italian-extremist Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:06:10 +0100 brazilian-police-arrest-italian-extremist