Actor helped deliver food to people onboard NGO vessel that was refused entry to Italian port by then ministerRichard Gere has agreed to testify against Italy’s far-right former interior minister Matteo Salvini, who is standing trial for refusing to le…
Matteo Salvini’s former social media guru faces drugs investigation
Luca Morisi, credited with rise of Italy’s far-right League party, resigned last weekLuca Morisi, the influential social media guru credited with the surge in support for the Italian far-right League party, has been placed under investigation for the a…
Success of far-right Brothers of Italy raises fears of fascist revival
Political party has overtaken Matteo Salvini’s far-right League as Italy’s biggest party in opinion pollsSpartaco Perini spoke overwhelmingly about his time as a second world war resistance fighter in the days before he died. The founder of one of Ital…
The Guardian view on Fortress Europe: a continent losing its moral compass
The increasingly draconian approach to irregular migration betrays the spirit of the 1951 refugee conventionSeventy years ago, the 1951 UN refugee convention established the rights of refugees to seek sanctuary, and the obligations of states to protect…