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 A Chinese-Italian boy stood blindfolded in a Florence piazza, with a sign asking people to "hug him as a human being", as part of a social experiment in order to combat stereotypes and xenophobia. https://www.thelocal.it/20161004/im-chinese-im-italian-hug-me-as-a-human-being Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:57:53 +0200 im-chinese-im-italian-hug-me-as-a-human-being Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral on Sunday of a Nigerian migrant who was killed by a right-wing football fan in a racist attack which has sparked widespread soul-searching in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160711/hundreds-mourn-nigerian-killed-in-italy-race-hate-attack Mon, 11 Jul 2016 09:44:34 +0200 hundreds-mourn-nigerian-killed-in-italy-race-hate-attack Insulting players from an all-immigrant football team on the pitch does not amount to racism, an Italian team has claimed, as their league was thrown into disarray after four teams quit in a xenophobia row. https://www.thelocal.it/20140317/pitch-insults-dont-make-us-racist-footballers Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:35:00 +0100 pitch-insults-dont-make-us-racist-footballers Politicians from the anti-immigration Northern League party have agreed to undergo therapy designed to help combat racist, xenophobic and sexist views. https://www.thelocal.it/20131015/italys-far-right-politicians-to-be-cured-of-racism Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:25:00 +0200 italys-far-right-politicians-to-be-cured-of-racism A Democratic Party councillor in the Tuscan town of Prato has caused a minor stir this week after taking to Facebook to unleash an extraordinary tirade against "thieving" non-EU foreigners, saying they should "die immediately". https://www.thelocal.it/20130621/foreigners-must-die-says-councillor-in-tuscany Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:50:00 +0200 foreigners-must-die-says-councillor-in-tuscany