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 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 Italy's tougher new laws against domestic and gender-based violence have been criticised for not tackling the root of the problem, which is widespread in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20190718/code-red-italy-passes-new-domestic-violence-law Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:43:06 +0200 code-red-italy-passes-new-domestic-violence-law An Italian football fan was jailed for three-and-a-half years on Thursday after admitting assaulting a Liverpool supporter before a Champions League game, leaving the victim with catastrophic head injuries. https://www.thelocal.it/20190301/italy-football-roma-fan-simone-mastrelli-jailed-attack-sean-cox-liverpool Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:56:18 +0100 italy-football-roma-fan-simone-mastrelli-jailed-attack-sean-cox-liverpool An American was among several people injured in a street fight between Italian and Spanish football fans in Rome on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190214/three-stabbed-in-mass-brawl-before-lazio-sevilla-match Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:59:53 +0100 three-stabbed-in-mass-brawl-before-lazio-sevilla-match Eight police officers were injured after celebrations to mark Lazio's 119th anniversary in the centre of Rome turned violent. https://www.thelocal.it/20190109/police-injured-as-lazios-119th-anniversary-celebrations-turn-violent Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:14:35 +0100 police-injured-as-lazios-119th-anniversary-celebrations-turn-violent One Inter Milan fan is dead and several others have been arrested following violence ahead of yesterday’s Serie A match, which itself was marred by allegations of racism. https://www.thelocal.it/20181227/inter-milan-fan-dies-after-violence-at-napoli-game Thu, 27 Dec 2018 13:38:00 +0100 inter-milan-fan-dies-after-violence-at-napoli-game A rise in reports of racially-motivated attacks in Italy in recent weeks has led to unease in the country but far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has dismissed claims of growing racism as "nonsense". https://www.thelocal.it/20180731/high-tension-after-series-of-racially-motivated-violence Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:34:47 +0200 high-tension-after-series-of-racially-motivated-violence Around 200 people participated in a torchlit march in Macerata, central Italy on Tuesday, in honour of an 18-year-old woman whose dismembered body was found there last week. https://www.thelocal.it/20180207/absurd-violence-torchlight-march-death-italian-pamela-mastropietro Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:27:58 +0100 absurd-violence-torchlight-march-death-italian-pamela-mastropietro Pope Francis on Saturday urged Latin America's faithful to fight rampant violent crime against women including murder, while holding mass in Trujillo, Peru's largest northern city. https://www.thelocal.it/20180121/pope-urges-end-to-violence-against-women Sun, 21 Jan 2018 06:14:26 +0100 pope-urges-end-to-violence-against-women Italian police on Friday launched a campaign to reduce the murder rate against women, which has remained stubbornly high despite a decline in the total number of homicides over recent years. https://www.thelocal.it/20171124/police-campaign-women-murdered-italy Fri, 24 Nov 2017 19:11:56 +0100 police-campaign-women-murdered-italy In the first ten months of 2017, 114 women were murdered in Italy, according to a report released on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171123/114-women-murdered-in-italy-this-year Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:06:58 +0100 114-women-murdered-in-italy-this-year Niccolò Ciatti, 22, from near Florence, was on holiday with his girlfriend and friends in Lloret del Mar, on the Costa Brava near Barcelona, when he was attacked by three Chechen men in a night club. https://www.thelocal.it/20170815/florentine-beaten-to-death-in-costa-brava-club-by-three-men Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:39:07 +0200 florentine-beaten-to-death-in-costa-brava-club-by-three-men An Italian appeals court has convicted two prosecutors for failing to recognize the danger posed by a man who went on to kill his wife. https://www.thelocal.it/20170614/italian-prosecutors-sentenced-over-death-of-domestic-abuse-victim-who-reported-abuser-12-times Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:20:37 +0200 italian-prosecutors-sentenced-over-death-of-domestic-abuse-victim-who-reported-abuser-12-times An organization campaigning against sexual violence is calling for Italy's politicians to introduce comprehensive ethical guidelines for media, after a 'prank' shown on an Italian talent show attracted criticism. https://www.thelocal.it/20170427/italian-talent-show-under-fire-over-sexual-assault-prank Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:52:14 +0200 italian-talent-show-under-fire-over-sexual-assault-prank An Italian dolphin trainer and former Miss Italy contestant who was disfigured by acid in January has taken to Instagram to share her first selfie since the brutal attack. https://www.thelocal.it/20170425/italian-acid-attack-victim-shares-selfie-to-ask-for-help Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:22:10 +0200 italian-acid-attack-victim-shares-selfie-to-ask-for-help In Italy, 8.3 million women have suffered psychological abuse, national statistics agency Istat said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170328/over-8-million-women-suffer-psychological-abuse-in-italy Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:32:28 +0200 over-8-million-women-suffer-psychological-abuse-in-italy Italian police announced on Tuesday the arrest of 18 'ultra' fans of Atalanta suspected of drug trafficking, extortion, robbery and acts of violence in and around the Serie A club's stadium. https://www.thelocal.it/20170307/police-arrest-18-ultra-football-fans-over-drug-fuelled-violence Tue, 07 Mar 2017 15:07:58 +0100 police-arrest-18-ultra-football-fans-over-drug-fuelled-violence Pope Francis told youngsters on Friday to get off their phones during family meals, warning that the death of face-to-face conversations can have dire consequences for society, even resulting in wars. https://www.thelocal.it/20170217/say-buongiorno-not-ciao-pope-tells-young-italians Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:12:59 +0100 say-buongiorno-not-ciao-pope-tells-young-italians "If love is hurting you, you know where to get out," is the message Italy's police force shared on Valentine's Day, as part of their ongoing campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence. https://www.thelocal.it/20170214/italian-police-celebrate-valentines-with-anti-violence-campaign Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:36:05 +0100 italian-police-celebrate-valentines-with-anti-violence-campaign Two cars belonging to the president of Serie A strugglers Pescara were set alight in an arson attack blamed Tuesday on hardline "ultra" fans upset at the club's poor form. https://www.thelocal.it/20170207/indescribable-violence-as-football-fans-torch-club-presidents-car Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:33:50 +0100 indescribable-violence-as-football-fans-torch-club-presidents-car