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 Over 100 Italian women journalists have denounced harassment in the media industry in a manifesto in which they call on their bosses and colleagues to "join the cultural battle" against entrenched sexism. https://www.thelocal.it/20180205/italian-journalists-denounce-sexual-harassment-in-open-letter Mon, 05 Feb 2018 12:54:02 +0100 italian-journalists-denounce-sexual-harassment-in-open-letter Nearly 200 journalists receive some kind of police protection in Italy, the government said on Wednesday, citing an "emerging phenomenon" of rightwing threats against news organizations. https://www.thelocal.it/20171206/nearly-200-journalists-in-italy-are-under-police-protection Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:54:09 +0100 nearly-200-journalists-in-italy-are-under-police-protection An Italian journalist arrested in Turkey while researching refugees near the Syrian border has been freed after two weeks in detention, Italy's foreign ministry said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170424/italian-journalist-arrested-in-turkey-has-been-freed Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:14:41 +0200 italian-journalist-arrested-in-turkey-has-been-freed Italy on Wednesday called on Turkey to release a journalist arrested this month near the Syrian border while he was researching refugees. https://www.thelocal.it/20170419/italy-asks-turkey-to-release-reporter-jailed-while-reporting-on-refugee-crisis Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:58:45 +0200 italy-asks-turkey-to-release-reporter-jailed-while-reporting-on-refugee-crisis