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Fascism and Football

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Fascism and Football: Death and Hatred in the Soccer Stadium

Barbie Latza Nadeau

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fascism-and-football-death-and-hatred-in-the-soccer-stadium

Tobias Jones, bestselling author of Dark Heart of Italy, has spent the past year traveling with and studying the extreme fandom for an upcoming book called Ultras.

“The overt and increasing racism of the ultras is merely a reflection of the society from which they come, and which has repeatedly voted for neo-fascist political parties.”

Italy’s right-wing interior minister and vice premier, Matteo Salvini,tweeted support for the ultras victim who was killed.“By now, all the major curves or terraces of Italian stadiums are dominated by neo-fascist groups which have become criminal gangs, repeatedly involved in drug-dealing and violence.”

 

Italy migrants

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Driver opens fire on African migrants in Italian city of Macerata

At least six people are said to have been shot in attack described as racially motivated

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/03/driver-opens-fire-african-migrants-italian-city-macerata

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February 10 at 12:21pm

Thousands protest against Racism and Xenophobia in Macerata

https://www.thelocal.it/20180209/far-right-demonstrators-clash-police-banned-protest-macerata

 

Italy and refugees

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Italy’s Growing Refugee Problem

The large number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Italy continues unabated, with more coming now than in previous years. Many want to continue their journey to Germany. With Italian authorities badly overstrained, could this become Berlin’s next problem?

By Luigi Albonico, , Vladimir Otasevic, Charlotte Teunis and Katharina Wecker

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/italy-refugee-problem-spells-trouble-for-europe-a-1131506.html

What does this mean for Europe? If the political and economic problems in Italy continue to deteriorate, African refugees could soon become a more pressing matter at the European level. The populist parties in particular — Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement and Matteo Salvini’s Lega Nord — may have an interest in trying to get as many refugees as possible to leave Italy.

the Interior Ministry has drafted a plan that, if approved, would see migrant boats sent back to North Africa directly after their rescue at sea.