Italian bloggers went on strike in July to protest against government measures that they claim could kill [...] the rights of bloggers to express their opinions.
If the Alfano decree becomes law, it would put websites on a par with newspapers, giving a right to reply to anyone who believes their reputation has been damaged by [...]
Freedom of speech undermined in Italy
G20, London – Police assaulting a woman during the protest
This video has been brought recently to my attention, and I watched it in utter shock.
For this reason, I want to share what I consider a despicable behavior from authorities… (supposedly) appointed to protect us, common people, from (exactly) this kind of behaviors.
Watch from min. 3.30… just a disgrace
Now… Should people [...]
Finally some music
Per capirmi è necessaria la curiosità di Ulisse
di viaggiare in solitaria
vedendo il mondo per esistere…
Occhiali Rotti by Bersani, Samuele (Award winning song dedicated to freelance journalist Enzo Baldoni, Amnesty International Italy)
Media & Politics – from “The Foreign Correspondent”, by A. Furst
Time to share a nice quote with you. I’m reading this book by Alan Furst titled “The Foreign Correspondent”.
It’s a very interesting book. Set around the years 1938-1939 follows the adventures and struggles of Mr Weisz, a journalist at Reuters, in Paris.
This is a brief extract from the book, a conversation between Mr Weisz and [...]
Alan Johnston is FREE
INTERVIEW FROM SKY NEWS
How are you feeling?
It is hard to sum it up. It is fantastic to be free. I so wanted this to happen and was worried it would be a long time before I might get out. But it happened almost by surprise last night. It is hard to believe and fantastic to be [...]
