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 One Italian hospital's display of x-rays speaks louder than words. Especially since the women whose shattered bones are shown in the sterile black and white images rarely speak out. https://www.thelocal.it/20191125/violence-against-women-x-rays-of-broken-bones-show-the-scale-of-italys-problem Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:04:40 +0100 violence-against-women-x-rays-of-broken-bones-show-the-scale-of-italys-problem Italian prosecutors warned on Friday that a new law designed to fast-track cases of domestic and sexual abuse was overwhelming the system with record numbers of victim reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20190830/code-red-italian-prosecutors-flooded-by-reports-of-domestic-violence-and-sexual-abuse Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:41:09 +0200 code-red-italian-prosecutors-flooded-by-reports-of-domestic-violence-and-sexual-abuse An Italian man from the northern Italian city of Reggio Emilia has been arrested for allegedly attacking his wife for having a headache. https://www.thelocal.it/20140130/man-attacks-wife-for-having-a-headache Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:24:00 +0100 man-attacks-wife-for-having-a-headache A 31-year-old in northern Italy allegedly attacked his neighbours with an axe in revenge for them refusing to lend him money. https://www.thelocal.it/20130730/couple-attacked-with-axe-by-neighbour Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:13:00 +0200 couple-attacked-with-axe-by-neighbour Italy's speaker of the lower house of parliament Laura Boldrini on Friday denounced threats made against her since her election to the post in March and called for a law to defend Italian women from misogynist and violent acts. https://www.thelocal.it/20130505/italy-speaker-wants-law-to-stop-violence-against-women Sun, 05 May 2013 18:31:00 +0200 italy-speaker-wants-law-to-stop-violence-against-women