The Local Italy 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 Italy squatters plea for stop to evictions Italian police clashed with squatters in central Rome on Tuesday during a housing rights demonstration, with protesters saying evictions should be put on hold during Pope Francis's "Year of Mercy". https://www.thelocal.it/20160105/italy-squatters-plea-for-stop-to-evictions Tue, 05 Jan 2016 18:37:52 +0100 italy-squatters-plea-for-stop-to-evictions Clashes as Rome police move to evict squatters Clashes broke out at an abandoned office block in Rome on Wednesday as scores of riot police moved to evict some 350 poor families who had occupied the building because of a chronic housing crisis in the city. https://www.thelocal.it/20140416/clashes-as-rome-police-move-to-evict-squatters Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:54:00 +0200 clashes-as-rome-police-move-to-evict-squatters Italy's poor forced to live in squats Medina Mercedez lugs her possessions into the abandoned office space she now calls home, joining the growing ranks of Italy's poor forced to live in squats amid social misery despite a tentative economic recovery. https://www.thelocal.it/20140415/italys-poor-forced-to-live-in-squats Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:09:00 +0200 italys-poor-forced-to-live-in-squats